Empire State Building Word Search
This Empire State Building (New York) 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.
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Words to find: ARTDECO, SHREVE, LAMB, HARMON, STEELFRAME, TERRACOTTA, LIMESTONE, SETBACK, SPIRE, ANTENNA, OBSERVATION, DECK.
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Empire State Building word list, defined
- LAMB /læm/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, lamb means a young sheep or the meat of a sheep, especially a young sheep. It can also refer figuratively to a meek, innocent, or vulnerable person; as a verb, it means to give birth to lambs. Related: kid, mutton, innocent, meek one.
- TERRACOTTA /ˌtɛrəˈkɒtə/ (British), /ˌtɛrəˈkɑtə/ (US) · noun and adjective
- Terracotta is a hard, porous ceramic material made from fired clay, traditionally valued for its warm reddish-brown color. As an adjective, it describes objects made from this material or colored to resemble it. Related: earthenware, pottery, clay, red clay.
- LIMESTONE /ˈlaɪmstɔːn/ · noun
- A sedimentary rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate, often formed from the compacted shells and skeletal remains of marine organisms. It is widely used in construction and can be quarried for building stone, cement, and aggregate. Related: lime rock, calcareous rock, calcitic rock, calcite.
- SETBACK /ˈsetbæk/ · noun
- An unexpected reversal or interruption in progress, especially one that prevents success or causes plans to fail. It can also refer to the act of being hindered or delayed. Related: obstacle, hindrance, setback, reverse.
- SPIRE /spaɪər/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a tall, narrow structure that tapers to a point, especially the pointed upper section of a church, tower, or roof; by extension, a slender pointed peak. As a verb, to rise or shoot upward in a tapering form. Related: steeple, tower, turret, pinnacle.
- ANTENNA /ænˈtɛnə/ · noun
- A slender, jointed sensory appendage on the head of insects and many other arthropods, used for touch, smell, and sometimes hearing. Also, a rod or wire device that transmits or receives radio or television signals. Related: aerial, feeler, sensor, receiver.
- OBSERVATION /ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən/ (British); /ˌɑːb.zɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ (American) · noun
- The act of watching or noticing something carefully, or a fact or comment based on what has been noticed. In scientific and technical contexts, an observation is a recorded measurement or result obtained by examining something. Related: comment, remark, finding, noticing.
- DECK /dɛk/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a deck is a flat surface or platform, most famously the floors of a ship or the stack of playing cards used in a game; it also denotes a raised wooden platform attached to a house or a component layer of equipment such as a tape deck. As a verb, deck means to decorate or adorn someone or something. Related: pack, floor, platform, terrace.
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