Cervantes Prize Word Search
A free Cervantes Prize word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on its ceremony, its trophy, and the craft it honours, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: CERVANTES, NARRATIVA, POESIA, ENSAYO, TEATRO, MEDALLION, BUST, LAUREL, WREATH, CEREMONY, MADRID, PALACIO.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Cervantes Prize word list, defined
- MEDALLION /mɛˈdæliən/ · noun
- A medal or coin, especially one of a series, often worn as jewelry. A decorative panel or design, especially one in a wall or ceiling. Related: medal, coin, emblem, badge.
- 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.
- LAUREL /ˈlɔːrəl/ · noun, verb
- A type of evergreen shrub or tree with aromatic leaves, or a wreath or garland made from its leaves, especially as a symbol of victory or honor. To crown or honor someone with laurel leaves. Related: bay, holly, ivy, oak.
- WREATH /rɪθ/ · noun
- A circular or oval arrangement of flowers, leaves, or other material, typically made for decorative purposes. A circular or oval band or strip, especially one made of flowers or leaves. Related: garland, crown, chaplet, coronet.
- CEREMONY /ˈsɛrəmoʊni/ · noun
- A formal event conducted on an important public or religious occasion, typically consisting of a series of established actions or rites; also, the ritual observances themselves, such as those in a wedding or graduation. Related: rite, ritual, observance, service.
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