Machu Picchu Word Search
This Machu Picchu (Cusco) 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 Cusco.
Words to find: MACHUPICCHU, INCA, CUSCO, OLLANTAYTAMBO, PISAC, SUNDIAL, TEMPLE, INTIHUATANA, SACRED, VALLEY, TERRACE, GRANITE.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Machu Picchu word list, defined
- SUNDIAL /ˈsʌndaɪəl/ · noun
- A sundial is an instrument that indicates the time by means of the shadow cast by the sun, usually from a fixed pointer called a gnomon. Sundials may also serve as decorative garden features and can show approximate solar time rather than the official time. Related: sun clock, solar clock.
- TEMPLE /ˈtɛmpəl/ · noun
- A building or group of buildings used for religious worship, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition. It can also refer to the flat area on either side of the forehead, at the side of the head. Related: shrine, sanctuary, place of worship, house of worship.
- SACRED /ˈseɪkrɪd/ · adjective
- Sacred means connected with a deity or religious worship, or worthy of deep reverence. By extension, it can describe something solemn, inviolable, or protected by a serious moral or ceremonial obligation. Related: holy, sacrosanct, revered, divine.
- VALLEY /ˈvæli/ · noun
- A low-lying area of land between hills or mountains, often shaped or watered by a river or stream. Related: vale, ravine, gorge, hollow.
- TERRACE /ˈterəs/ · noun and verb
- A terrace is a raised, level platform, especially an outdoor area adjoining a building or one of a series of levels cut into sloping ground. As a verb, it means to form land into a series of level steps or platforms. Related: balcony, patio, veranda, platform.
- GRANITE /ˈɡrænɪt/ · noun, adjective
- A hard, coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica, formed by the slow cooling of magma and widely used as a building and sculptural material. In figurative use, the word denotes exceptional hardness, permanence, or unyielding strength. Related: stone, rock.
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