Art Terms Word Search
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Difficulty packs: Quick: 5 · Easy: 5 · Tough: 5 · Champ: 5.
Sample words: INK, BUST, HUE, OIL, POP, SIT, INC, BASE, GLOSS, NAIVE, MURAL, KEY.
Art Terms word list, defined
- INK /ɪŋk/ · noun
- A colored liquid or viscous substance used for writing, drawing, or printing. By extension, it can refer to the written material itself or to a mark made with ink. Related: pigment, dye, writing fluid, printing fluid.
- BUST /bʌst/ · noun
- A sculpted representation of a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest, typically carved in stone or cast in bronze or marble. In informal use, it also denotes a sudden failure or collapse — as in a financial venture that goes bust — and a police raid or arrest. Related: statue, sculpture, effigy, figure.
- HUE /hjuː/ · noun
- A particular color or shade, especially one considered as a quality distinguishing one thing from another. By extension, it can refer to a general character, type, or appearance. Related: color, shade, tint, cast.
- OIL /ɔɪl/ · noun, verb
- Oil is a viscous, usually liquid substance consisting of fats or hydrocarbons, especially petroleum used as fuel, lubricant, or raw material. As a verb, oil means to coat, lubricate, or grease something with oil. Related: petroleum, fat, lubricant, grease.
- POP /pɒp/ (British English); /pɑːp/ (US English) · noun, verb, adjective, interjection
- As a noun, a pop is a short, sharp explosive sound, or an informal term for a carbonated soft drink. As a verb, to pop means to burst or swell suddenly with a sharp sound, or to appear or move into view briefly. As an adjective, pop means popular with the general public or aimed at a mass audience. Related: burst, crack, snap, bang.
- SIT /sɪt/ · verb
- To be seated, typically on a chair or other low surface. To remain in a seated position. Related: sit down, be seated, rest, recline.
- BASE /beɪs/ · noun, verb, adjective
- The lowest part or foundation of something on which it stands or is built; also, a starting point or underlying support for an idea, activity, or system. Related: foundation, footing, basis, groundwork.
- GLOSS /ɡlɒs/ (British); /ɡlɔːs/ (American) · noun and verb
- A gloss is a brief explanation or interpretation of a word, passage, or idea; it can also refer to a translation between languages. By extension, it can mean a smooth, reflective shine or a misleading representation of something, and as a verb it means to explain a word or passage, or to misrepresent the true nature of something. Related: explanation, annotation, interpretation, translation.
- NAIVE /naɪˈiːv/ · adjective
- Lacking experience, sophistication, or awareness of the complexities of a situation. Often used to describe a person whose judgment is untutored or whose optimism is naïve, and sometimes to describe an oversimplified idea. Related: inexperienced, innocent, unsophisticated, ingenuous.
- MURAL /ˈmʊrəl/ (US); /ˈmjʊərəl/ (British) · noun, adjective
- A mural is a painting or other decorative artwork executed directly on a wall, often as part of a building or public space. As an adjective, mural means relating to a wall or to a mural painting. Related: wall painting, wall art, fresco.
- KEY /kiː/ · noun
- A small, shaped device used to open or lock a door, drawer, or other fastening. The word also refers to a musical note or group of notes, a means of access or understanding, and a crucial person, thing, or idea. Related: crucial, vital, essential, central.
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