Western Wall Word Search
Western Wall (Jerusalem), as a word search. 12 words drawn from architectural features, history, and surrounding places sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Located in Jerusalem.
Words to find: KOTEL, JERUSALEM, WESTERN, WALL, STONES, LIMESTONE, ANCIENT, HEROD, TEMPLE, PRAYER, TALLIT, KIPPUR.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Western Wall word list, defined
- WESTERN /ˈwɛstərn/ · adjective, noun, adverb
- Relating to or situated toward the west; in historical contexts, denoting Europe and the Americas as distinct from much of Asia and Africa. As a noun, it can mean a person from the west or a film about the American frontier. Related: westerly, westward, occidental, frontier.
- WALL /wɔːl/ · noun
- A wall is a solid, usually vertical structure forming part of a building or enclosure. By extension, it can mean a boundary, barrier, or figurative limit. Related: barrier, partition, screen, fence.
- STONES /stoʊnz/ (US); /stəʊnz/ (British) · noun and verb
- As a plural noun, stones refers to individual pieces or lumps of rock, or to stones collectively. As a third-person singular present-tense verb, it means to punish or attack someone by throwing stones at them. Related: rocks, pebbles, boulders, cobbles.
- 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.
- ANCIENT /ˈeɪnʃənt/ · adjective
- Belonging to the very distant past, especially the period of classical antiquity before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; or extremely old, having existed for a very long time. Related: old, antique, age-old, archaic.
- TEMPLE /ˈtɛmpəl/ · noun
- A building or group of buildings used for religious worship, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition. It can also refer to the flat area on either side of the forehead, at the side of the head. Related: shrine, sanctuary, place of worship, house of worship.
- PRAYER /prɛər/ (British); /prɪr/ (American) · noun
- A solemn communication addressed to God or another deity, typically expressing worship, gratitude, repentance, or a request for help. By extension, it means an earnest or formal plea for a desired outcome. Related: petition, supplication, plea, entreaty.
- TALLIT /təˈliːt/ · noun
- A tallit is a Jewish prayer shawl, usually a white cloth with stripes or decorative bands, worn during certain prayers, especially those conducted in the morning and on holidays. Related: prayer shawl.
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