Santorini Word Search
A free Santorini (Santorini) 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 Santorini.
Words to find: AKROTIRI, CALDERA, PUMICE, BASALT, LAVA, OBSIDIAN, SCORIA, FRESCO, WHITEWASH, CYCLADIC, MINOAN, DORIC.
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Santorini word list, defined
- CALDERA /kælˈdɛərə/ · noun
- A large, basin-shaped volcanic depression formed when a volcano collapses into or explodes out its underlying magma chamber, typically much wider than a volcanic crater. Related: volcanic basin, collapse basin, crater, depression.
- 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.
- BASALT /ˈbæsɔːlt, ˈbeɪsɔːlt/ · noun
- A dark, fine-grained igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of lava at or near the Earth's surface; it is the most abundant rock in the oceanic crust. Related: lava rock, igneous rock, volcanic rock, traprock.
- 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.
- OBSIDIAN /əbˈsɪdiən/ · noun
- Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass, usually black, formed when lava cools too rapidly for crystals to develop. It has been used to make sharp tools, weapons, ornaments, and decorative objects. Related: volcanic glass, natural glass, black volcanic glass.
- SCORIA /ˈskɔːriə/ · noun
- A dark, porous volcanic rock formed when gas-rich lava cools rapidly, often containing abundant vesicles. It is commonly reddish-brown or black and is also called volcanic cinder. Related: volcanic cinder, cinder, vesicular lava, lapilli scoria.
- FRESCO /ˈfrɛskoʊ/ · noun
- A painting done rapidly in watercolour on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colours become fixed as the plaster dries; also, the technique itself. Related: mural, wall painting, secco, buon fresco.
- WHITEWASH /ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/ (British); /ˈwaɪtwɑːʃ/ (American) · noun and verb
- As a verb, to cover a surface with whitewash or white paint, or figuratively to conceal faults, errors, or wrongdoing by presenting a misleadingly favourable account. As a noun, it means a white coating used to conceal a surface, or an attempt to disguise faults or wrongdoing. Related: gloss over, cover up, conceal, obscure.
- DORIC /ˈdɒrɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to ancient Doris in Greece or the Dorian Greeks, especially their plain, sturdy style of classical architecture characterized by simple columns without bases and plain capitals. Also used to describe the Doric dialect of ancient Greek or, in Scotland, the broad Scots vernacular. Related: classical, Grecian, austere, rustic.
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