Blue Mosque Word Search
This Blue Mosque (Istanbul) word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — architectural features, history, and surrounding places. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Located in Istanbul.
Words to find: MINARET, DOME, CUPOLA, IZNIK, TILES, CALLIGRAPHY, CHANDELIER, MARBLE, COURTYARD, SADIRVAN, OTTOMAN, AHMED.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Blue Mosque word list, defined
- MINARET /ˌmɪnəˈrɛt/ · noun
- A slender tower attached to or associated with a mosque, traditionally used for making the call to prayer and often serving as a prominent architectural landmark. Related: turret, spire, tower.
- DOME /doʊm/ · noun
- A rounded roof or ceiling with a roughly hemispherical shape, especially one crowning a building or room; by extension, any object or structure shaped like such a vault. Related: vault, cupola, rotunda, arch.
- CUPOLA /ˈkjuːpələ/ · noun
- A small dome-shaped structure or turret, especially one set on a roof or atop another dome, often with windows or openings to admit light and air. In architecture it may crown a building or serve as a lantern over a larger dome. Related: dome, turret, lantern, rotunda.
- TILES /taɪlz/ · noun; verb
- Tiles are hard, usually thin pieces used to cover floors, walls, roofs, and similar surfaces; the word can also refer to flat pieces used in board and puzzle games. As a verb, tiles means to cover or decorate a surface with tiles or arrange tiles in a regular pattern. Related: slabs, squares, pieces.
- CALLIGRAPHY /kəˈlɪɡrəfi/ · noun
- The art of producing beautiful, stylized handwriting using a pen, brush, or other writing instrument; also, the written work so produced. Related: penmanship, handwriting, chirography, lettering.
- CHANDELIER /ˌʃændəˈlɪər/ · noun
- A large, decorative hanging light fixture with branches or arms that hold candles or, in modern versions, electric bulbs, typically suspended from a ceiling by a chain or cord. Related: light fixture, pendant lamp, candelabrum, chandelle.
- MARBLE /ˈmɑːrbəl/ (US); /ˈmɑːbəl/ (UK) · noun, verb
- As a noun, marble is a hard, usually white or coloured stone used in sculpture, architecture, and decoration; it can also mean a small glass or stone ball used in children’s games. As a verb, it means to give something a streaked or marbled appearance, especially by blending or manipulating colours. Related: stone, sculpture, marblework, marble game.
- COURTYARD /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/ · noun
- An open area of ground, typically paved or enclosed by walls or buildings, adjacent to or surrounded by a house, castle, or other structure. Related: yard, quad, quadrangle, cloister garth.
- OTTOMAN /ˈɒtəmən/ (British); /ˈɑːtəmən/ (US) · noun & adjective
- An ottoman is a low, upholstered seat without a back, traditionally used as a footrest or low stool. As an adjective, Ottoman denotes the Ottoman Empire, its people, or its historical culture and institutions. Related: footstool, stool, pouffe, cushioned seat.
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