Mount Rushmore Word Search
Mount Rushmore (South Dakota), 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 South Dakota.
Words to find: GRANITE, WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON, ROOSEVELT, LINCOLN, BORGLUM, GUTZON, KEYSTONE, BLACKHILLS, SOUTHDAKOTA, MOUNTRUSHMORE, MEMORIAL.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Mount Rushmore word list, defined
- 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.
- KEYSTONE /ˈkiːstəʊn/ (British); /ˈkiːstoʊn/ (US) · noun
- A wedge-shaped stone at the crown of an arch that locks the other stones together and supports the structure. Figuratively, a person, thing, principle, or institution whose importance is essential to the stability or success of a larger whole. Related: linchpin, cornerstone, pillar, backbone.
- MEMORIAL /məˈmɔːriəl/ · noun, adjective, verb
- As a noun, a monument, ceremony, or observance established to preserve the memory of a person, event, or place. As an adjective, it means relating to or intended to commemorate someone or something. As a verb, it means to commemorate or preserve the memory of someone or something. Related: monument, commemoration, remembrance, commemorative.
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