Bayon Word Search
Bayon (Siem Reap), as a word search. 12 words drawn from architectural features, history, and surrounding places sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Located in Siem Reap.
Words to find: BAYON, ANGKOR, SIEMREAP, CAMBODIA, LATERITE, SANDSTONE, SMILING, FACES, TOWERS, MONOLITH, GALLERY, LINTELS.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Bayon word list, defined
- LATERITE /ˈlætəraɪt/ · noun
- Laterite is a highly weathered, iron- and aluminum-rich soil or soft rock formed mainly in tropical and subtropical climates. When dry it is hard, but it can become soft and workable when wet. Related: lateritic soil, iron-rich soil, ferruginous soil, ironstone.
- SANDSTONE /ˈsænd.stəʊn/ (British) /ˈsænd.stoʊn/ (US) · noun
- A sedimentary rock formed from grains of sand that have been deposited, compacted, and cemented together by minerals. It commonly occurs in layers and may vary in color from pale yellow and brown to red. Related: sedimentary stone.
- SMILING /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ · verb
- Smiling means to smile, expressing happiness, amusement, pleasure, or friendliness. It can also describe a person or face with a smiling appearance. Related: grinning, beaming, smirking, chortling.
- FACES /ˈfeɪsɪz/ · noun, verb
- As the plural of 'face', faces are the front parts of the heads of people or animals, or the surfaces of objects. As a verb form of 'to face', faces means to be positioned opposite something or to confront a situation or difficulty. Related: countenances, visages, features, expressions.
- TOWERS /ˈtaʊərz/ · noun, verb
- As a plural noun, towers refers to tall, narrow structures, such as buildings, observation towers, or communications masts. As a verb, towers means to rise or stand high above something. Related: structures, spires, steeples, columns.
- MONOLITH /ˈmɒnəlɪθ/ (British); /ˈmɑːnəlɪθ/ (US) · noun
- A large, single upright stone, especially one carved with inscriptions or used as a monument. By extension, a monolith is a large, unified organization or system whose parts are closely integrated and difficult to change separately. Related: megalith, monument, megastructure, pillar.
- GALLERY /ˈɡæləri/ · noun
- A room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art; also a raised seating area in a theatre, or (in architecture) a long covered passage or balcony. Related: museum, exhibition hall, showroom.
- LINTELS /ˈlɪntəlz/ · noun (plural)
- Lintels are horizontal beams or slabs placed above doors, windows, and fireplaces to support the masonry or wall above them. The singular form is lintel. Related: headers, architraves.
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