Egyptian Pound Word Search
This Egyptian Pound word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — its subunit, its metals, and the figures on its notes and coins. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: PIASTRE, BRASS, COPPER, NICKEL, STEEL, ALUMINUM, SPHINX, PYRAMID, NILE, KARNAK, ABUSIMBEL, MUSEUM.
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Egyptian Pound word list, defined
- PIASTRE /piˈɑːstreɪ/ · noun
- A former unit of currency in Egypt and Syria, equivalent to one quarter of a piastre being one centime, and one piastre being one centime being one hundredth of a franc. Related: dinar, franc, rial, shekel.
- BRASS /bræs/ · noun, verb
- A yellowish-brown alloy of copper and zinc, often used in musical instruments and other objects. To cover or plate with a thin layer of brass. Related: copper, bronze, gold, silver.
- COPPER /kʌpər/ · noun
- A chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29, a reddish-orange highly ductile metal, and a good conductor of electricity. Related: brass, bronze, cobre, coppier.
- NICKEL /ˈnɪkəl/ · noun
- A chemical element with the symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous, ductile, and ferromagnetic metal. Related: copper, silver, metal, element.
- STEEL /ˈstiːl/ · noun
- A hard, silver-white, ductile, and malleable alloy of iron and carbon, widely used for making tools, machinery, and building materials. Related: iron, metal, alloy, steel alloy.
- ALUMINUM /ˌæljʊˈmɪnɪəm/ · noun
- A silvery-white, soft, nonmagnetic, ductile metal, highly conductive and having a low density. Related: magnesium, zinc, copper, titanium.
- SPHINX /sɪnfts/ · noun
- A mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human, often depicted as a statue or a mysterious figure. In architecture, a structure with a human head and a lion's body, typically at the entrance of a building. Related: statue, monument, enigma, riddle.
- PYRAMID /ˈpaɪəmɪd/ · noun
- A polyhedron with a square base and four triangular sides that meet at the apex, typically with a smooth surface and often used as a tomb for a pharaoh in ancient Egypt. A structure or shape resembling this, especially one that is narrow at the top and wider at the base. Related: tetrahedron, pyramidal, obelisk, monolith.
- MUSEUM /ˈmjuːziəm/ · noun
- A building where objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited. Related: gallery, collection, exhibition, institution.
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