Pyramids of Giza Word Search
Free Pyramids of Giza (Cairo) word search. We picked 12 themed words — architectural features, history, and surrounding places — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Located in Cairo.
Words to find: GIZA, KHUFU, KHAFRE, MENKAURE, SPHINX, NILE, CAIRO, SAHARA, PLATEAU, LIMESTONE, GRANITE, MORTUARY.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Pyramids of Giza word list, defined
- SPHINX /sfɪŋks/ · noun
- In Greek mythology, a winged creature with a human head and a lion's body, traditionally said to pose a riddle to travellers and kill those who could not answer it. Figuratively, a sphinx is an enigmatic person or a problem whose solution is difficult to understand. Related: enigma, riddle, puzzle, mystery.
- PLATEAU /ˈplætəʊ/ (British); /ˈplætoʊ/ (US) · noun; verb
- As a noun, a plateau is a broad, relatively level area of elevated land, or a period during which growth, prices, or another quantity remains stable. As a verb, to plateau means to stop increasing or developing at a fairly constant level. Related: level, tableland, stability, levelling.
- 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.
- 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.
- MORTUARY /ˈmɔːtʃəri/ (British); /ˈmɔːrtʃəri/ (American) · noun and adjective
- A mortuary is a place where dead bodies are kept before burial, especially a room or building used for temporary accommodation in a hospital or similar institution. In the United States, it can also mean a funeral home, a business that prepares the dead and arranges funerals. Related: funeral home, morgue, charnel house.
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