Sydney Opera House Word Search
Free Sydney Opera House (Sydney) 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.
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Words to find: SHELLS, TILES, CONCRETE, GRANITE, STEEL, PODIUM, CANOPY, FOYER, CERAMIC, GLASS, UTZON, UNESCO.
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Sydney Opera House word list, defined
- SHELLS /ʃɛlz/ · noun (plural); verb (third-person singular present)
- Shells are the hard protective outer coverings of animals such as mollusks, crustaceans, and turtles. The word can also mean empty shell-like casings, such as ammunition cases or the outer layers of eggs. Related: hulls, casings, husks.
- TILES /taɪlz/ · noun; verb
- Tiles are hard, usually thin pieces used to cover floors, walls, roofs, and similar surfaces; the word can also refer to flat pieces used in board and puzzle games. As a verb, tiles means to cover or decorate a surface with tiles or arrange tiles in a regular pattern. Related: slabs, squares, pieces.
- CONCRETE /ˈkɒŋkriːt/ · noun, adjective, verb
- A heavy, hard building material made from cement, sand, gravel, and water that hardens as it dries. As an adjective, it describes something definite, specific, or tangible rather than abstract. Related: cement, pavement, specific, actual.
- 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.
- STEEL /stiːl/ · noun, verb, adjective
- Steel is a hard, strong, usually silvery-gray alloy made primarily from iron and carbon. As a verb, it means to make something hard or strong, especially mentally; as an adjective, it means made of steel or, figuratively, firm and resolute. Related: iron, metal, alloy, resolve.
- PODIUM /ˈpoʊdiəm/ (US); /ˈpəʊdiəm/ (UK) · noun
- A raised platform from which a speaker addresses an audience, especially a lectern or stand used at a formal event. In racing, the word also refers to the overall set of finishing positions at the front of a race. Related: lectern, platform, dais, stand.
- CANOPY /ˈkænəpi/ · noun
- An overhead cover or roof-like structure, especially one of fabric stretched over a bed, throne, or doorway, or the uppermost layer of branches and leaves in a forest. Related: awning, covering, shade, marquee.
- FOYER /ˈfɔɪər/ · noun
- A foyer is an entrance hall or large vestibule in a house, theatre, or public building, serving as a transitional space just inside the main door. Related: lobby, entrance hall, vestibule, hall.
- CERAMIC /səˈræmɪk/ · adjective & noun
- Made of clay that has been permanently hardened by heat, as in pottery, tiles, or bricks. As a noun, an object made of such fired clay. Related: earthenware, porcelain, stoneware, clayware.
- GLASS /ɡlɑːs/ (British); /ɡlæs/ (American) · noun and verb
- Glass is a hard, usually transparent or translucent material made primarily from fused silica and other substances. As a countable noun, it can also refer to a drinking glass, a pane of a window, or spectacles; as a verb, it means to fit or cover something with glass. Related: pane, window, tumbler, goblet.
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