Pompeii Word Search
Pompeii (Pompeii), 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 Pompeii.
Words to find: POMPEII, VESUVIUS, HERCULANEUM, AMPHITHEATRE, FORUM, BASILICA, THERMAL, MOSAICS, FRESCOES, LAVA, ASHES, PUMICE.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Pompeii word list, defined
- AMPHITHEATRE /ˈæm.fɪ.θɪə.tər/ · noun
- An oval or circular open-air venue with tiers of seats rising around a central arena, used in antiquity for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles; by extension, any sloping gallery or tiered seating arrangement facing a stage, field, or screen. Related: arena, stadium, coliseum, auditorium.
- FORUM /ˈfɔːrəm/ · noun
- A place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged; historically, the public square in a Roman town used for judicial and public business. Related: assembly, convention, symposium, seminar.
- BASILICA /bəˈsɪlɪkə/ · noun
- A large, important Christian church building, typically having a longitudinal nave with side aisles and often a raised apse at one end; in the Roman Catholic Church, a basilica is also an official ecclesiastical rank conferred on certain churches. Related: church, cathedral, minster, temple.
- THERMAL /ˈθɝːməl/ · adjective; noun
- Relating to heat, temperature, or the transfer of heat. As a noun, a thermal is a device or clothing item designed to provide or retain warmth. Related: hot, warm, heated, heat-related.
- MOSAICS /məˈzeɪsɪk/ · noun (plural)
- Mosaics are small pieces of colored stone, glass, ceramic, or other material fitted together to form a decorative or pictorial design. The word can also refer to such a design as a whole, especially on a wall, floor, or other surface. Related: tesserae, tiled artwork, mosaic artwork, inlay.
- FRESCOES /ˈfrɛskəʊz/ (UK); /ˈfrɛskoʊz/ (US) · noun (plural form of 'fresco')
- Frescoes are paintings executed rapidly in watercolour on plaster walls or ceilings, most often while the plaster is still wet so that the pigment bonds permanently with the surface as it dries. Related: murals, wall paintings, mural paintings, secco paintings.
- LAVA /ˈlɑːvə/ · noun
- Molten rock that erupts from a volcano or forms when molten rock is exposed at the Earth's surface. By extension, the word can refer to a surging mass or flow of people, money, or words. Related: magma, molten rock, molten material.
- ASHES /ˈæʃɪz/ · noun
- The powdery gray residue left after something, especially a fire or a body in cremation, has burned completely. Related: cinders, embers, soot, char.
- PUMICE /ˈpjuːmɪs/ · noun; verb
- As a noun, pumice is a light, porous volcanic rock formed from frothy lava, commonly used as an abrasive or in decorative stonework. As a verb, it means to smooth or polish something, especially skin, with a pumice stone. Related: pumice stone, volcanic froth, volcanic foam.
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