Tower of London Word Search
Play a Tower of London (London) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around architectural features, history, and surrounding places, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
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Words to find: TOWER, LONDON, RAVEN, JEWELS, CROWN, PORTCULLIS, BATTLEMENTS, GUARDS, YEOMAN, TORTURE, EXECUTION, BEHEADING.
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Tower of London word list, defined
- TOWER /ˈtaʊər/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a tall, narrow structure, often used for a building or for an elevated platform. As a verb, to rise or stand high above something, or to look down from a high position. Related: turret, spire, structure, building.
- RAVEN /ˈreɪvən/ · noun
- A large, mainly black corvid with a heavy bill, shaggy throat feathers, and a deep, harsh call. In literature and folklore, the raven is also a symbol of death, omens, and mystery. Related: corvid, crow.
- JEWELS /ˈdʒuːəlz/ · plural noun
- Jewels are precious stones, such as diamonds, rubies, or emeralds, or valuable objects decorated with gems. The word can also refer figuratively to people or things regarded as exceptionally valuable. Related: gems, precious stones, treasures, gemstones.
- CROWN /kraʊn/ · noun, verb
- A crown is an ornamental headpiece worn by monarchs as a symbol of sovereignty, or, more broadly, the power and authority of a ruler. It also refers to the topmost part of something, such as the visible part of a tooth or the leafy top of a tree. Related: diadem, tiara, coronet, circlet.
- PORTCULLIS /ˈpɔːrtkʌlɪs/ · noun
- A heavy sliding gate of wood or metal, fitted with vertical bars and lowered to secure the entrance to a castle or fortified building. By extension, it may refer to a gate resembling this defensive structure. Related: gate, barred gate, sliding gate, portcullis gate.
- BATTLEMENTS /ˈbætəlmənts/ · noun
- Battlements are the low parapets built along the top of a castle wall or tower, typically having regular gaps (crenels) alternating with raised sections (merlons) to shelter defenders while allowing them to fire at attackers. Related: parapet, rampart, crenellation, bulwark.
- GUARDS /ɡɑːdz/ (British), /ɡɑːrdz/ (US) · noun and verb
- As a noun, guards are people whose duty is to protect a place, person, or object, especially by watching for danger or preventing unauthorized entry or escape. As a verb, guards is the third-person singular present tense of guard, meaning to protect, watch, or defend something. Related: protectors, sentries, watchmen, escorts.
- YEOMAN /ˈjəʊmən/ (British); /ˈjoʊmən/ (American) · noun
- Historically, a yeoman was a farmer or small landowner, especially in medieval and early modern England. In modern English the term is chiefly historical, but it also denotes a member of the Yeoman of the Guard and, in older usage, a Royal Navy rank. Related: farmer, husbandman, smallholder, tenant farmer.
- TORTURE /ˈtɔːrtʃər/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, torture means severe physical or mental suffering deliberately inflicted on someone, especially as punishment or to force them to reveal information. As a verb, it means to inflict such suffering on someone, or figuratively to subject someone to prolonged anguish. Related: torment, persecution, suffering, anguish.
- EXECUTION /ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃən/ · noun
- The carrying out or putting into effect of a plan, order, or course of action; also the act of legally putting someone to death as a punishment. Related: implementation, carrying out, performance, accomplishment.
- BEHEADING /bɪˈhɛdɪŋ/ · noun
- The act of cutting off a person's head, especially as a method of execution or, in some cultures, as a ritual or criminal act. Related: decapitation, execution, capital punishment.
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