Louvre Museum Word Search
Louvre Museum (Paris), 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 Paris.
Words to find: LOUVRE, PYRAMID, GLASS, MARBLE, FACADE, COURTYARD, PALACE, RENAISSANCE, BAROQUE, MONA, LISA, VENUS.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Louvre Museum word list, defined
- LOUVRE /luːvə(r)/ · noun and verb
- A louvre is a slatted fitting or opening that allows air or light to pass while helping to exclude rain; a window or vent fitted with louvers. As a verb, it means to fit or furnish something with louvres. Related: louver, vent, slatted vent, jalousie.
- PYRAMID /ˈpɪrəmɪd/ · noun; verb
- A pyramid is a solid structure with a polygonal base and triangular faces that meet at a single point. The word also denotes a hierarchical organization or a commercial scheme in which recruits sell goods to recruits who then recruit others. Related: pyramidal structure, hierarchy, tiered structure, organizational chart.
- GLASS /ɡlɑːs/ (British); /ɡlæs/ (American) · noun and verb
- Glass is a hard, usually transparent or translucent material made primarily from fused silica and other substances. As a countable noun, it can also refer to a drinking glass, a pane of a window, or spectacles; as a verb, it means to fit or cover something with glass. Related: pane, window, tumbler, goblet.
- 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.
- FACADE /fəˈsɑːd/ · noun
- The front face or exterior of a building, especially one that is imposing or decorative. By extension, a superficial outward appearance maintained to conceal a less pleasant reality. Related: front, frontage, face, exterior.
- 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.
- PALACE /ˈpæləs/ · noun
- A large, grand building, especially one used as the official residence of a monarch, president, or other distinguished person. More broadly, it can refer to an impressive mansion or stately home. Related: residence, mansion, castle, court.
- RENAISSANCE /ˈrɛnəsɑːns/ (US); /ˈrenəsɑːns/ (UK) · noun
- The revival or rebirth of something that has declined, become obsolete, or fallen into neglect. Capitalized, it names the period of European cultural and intellectual revival roughly from the 14th to the 17th century and the artistic and intellectual culture associated with it. Related: revival, rebirth, resurgence, renewal.
- BAROQUE /bəˈrɒk/ (British) ; /bəˈroʊk/ (US) · adjective (also noun)
- Relating to or characteristic of the Baroque style of art, architecture, and music prevalent in Europe from the early 17th to the mid-18th century, marked by elaborate ornamentation, dramatic movement, and rich detail; by extension, extravagantly ornate, convoluted, or grotesque in style. Related: ornate, elaborate, flamboyant, florid.
- MONA ˈmoʊnə (US); ˈməʊnə (British) · noun
- An informal name for Leonardo da Vinci's portrait painting commonly called the Mona Lisa.
- VENUS /ˈviːnəs/ · noun
- As a common noun, venus denotes a score of zero in tennis; in older or literary use, it can mean a sexually attractive woman. Venus also names the Roman goddess of love and beauty and the second planet from the Sun. Related: Aphrodite, love goddess, goddess of love.
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