Grawemeyer Award Word Search
A free Grawemeyer Award 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: GRAWEMEYER, MEDALLION, CEREMONY, RECEPTION, CONCERT, ASPEN, LOUISVILLE, UNIVERSITY, KENTUCKY, COMPOSITION, ORCHESTRATION, SYMPHONY.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Grawemeyer Award 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.
- 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.
- RECEPTION /rɪˈsɛpʃən/ · noun
- The act of receiving something, such as a visitor or a message. A formal event at which guests are received, typically to celebrate a special occasion. Related: welcome, arrival, gathering, assembly.
- CONCERT /ˈkɒn.sət/ (UK), /ˈkɑːn.sɚt/ (US) · noun
- A live musical performance given before an audience, typically by one or more performers playing or singing a programme of pieces; also, figuratively, joint action or agreement toward a common purpose. Related: recital, gig, performance, show.
- ASPEN /ˈæspən/ · noun
- A aspen is a tall, slender poplar tree (genus Populus, especially Populus tremuloides in North America and Populus tremula in Europe) whose leaves flutter or tremble even in the slightest breeze. Related: poplar, quaking poplar, trembling poplar.
- UNIVERSITY /ˈjuːnɪvərsɪti/ · noun
- An institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in various fields of study. Related: college, academy, institute, school.
- COMPOSITION /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ (UK), /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃən/ (US) · noun
- The act or result of putting parts or elements together to form a whole; a work of art, music, or writing created in this way. It also refers to the nature or arrangement of something's constituent parts, and to the school exercise of producing written text. Related: work, piece, arrangement, makeup.
- ORCHESTRATION /ɔːr.kɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/ · noun
- The composition and arrangement of music for an orchestra, or the art of combining different elements to produce a harmonious whole. The process of planning and organizing the details of a complex operation or event. Related: arrangement, composition, organization, planning.
- SYMPHONY /ˈsɪmfəni/ · noun
- A long piece of music for orchestra, typically in several movements, or a combination of different sounds or elements that work together to create a harmonious whole. Related: orchestra, harmony, music, composition.
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