Saint Basil's Cathedral Word Search
A free Saint Basil's Cathedral (Moscow) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on architectural features, history, and surrounding places, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Located in Moscow.
Words to find: CUPOLA, ONION, SPIRE, BELLTOWER, GALLERY, PENDENTIVE, MOSAICS, FRESCOES, ICONS, ICONOSTASIS, CARILLON, LITURGY.
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Saint Basil's Cathedral word list, defined
- CUPOLA /ˈkjuːpələ/ · noun
- A small dome-shaped structure or turret, especially one set on a roof or atop another dome, often with windows or openings to admit light and air. In architecture it may crown a building or serve as a lantern over a larger dome. Related: dome, turret, lantern, rotunda.
- ONION /ˈɒnɪən/ · noun
- A plant of the genus Allium, widely cultivated for its edible bulb, which is used in cooking for its flavor. Related: leek, garlic, shallot, scallion.
- SPIRE /ˈspaɪər/ · noun
- A tall, narrow tower or pinnacle, typically at the top of a building, especially a church or cathedral. A pointed or tapering structure, such as a rock formation. Related: tower, pinnacle, minaret, obelisk.
- GALLERY /ˈɡæləri/ · noun
- A room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art; also a raised seating area in a theatre, or (in architecture) a long covered passage or balcony. Related: museum, exhibition hall, showroom.
- MOSAICS /məˈsæɪzɪks/ · noun
- A piece of art or design made from small, usually colored, pieces of material such as tiles or glass, arranged to form a pattern or picture. A decorative work made from small pieces of material. Related: mosaic art, tessellations, pavement, mosaic art.
- 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.
- ICONS /ˈaɪkɑːnz/ · noun
- Small images or symbols used to represent objects, actions, or concepts, often on a computer screen or in a graphical user interface. Related: symbols, emblems, logos, images.
- CARILLON /kəˈrɪljən/ · noun
- A set of stationary bells tuned to a chromatic scale and played from a keyboard, typically housed in a tower; also a piece of music composed for such an instrument. Related: chimes, bells, glockenspiel.
- LITURGY /ˈlɪtərˌdʒi/ · noun
- A body of ritual practices and procedures used in a religious service, especially in Christianity. A formal or ritualistic procedure, especially in a church or other place of worship. Related: ritual, ceremony, service, rite.
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