Minerva Word Search
Minerva, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the gods, heroes, and creatures of a mythology 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.
Words to find: MINERVA, ATHENA, WISDOM, ROMA, JUPITER, MARS, PALLAS, OLIVE, WEAVING, CRAFT, VIRGIN, SPEAR.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Minerva word list, defined
- WISDOM /ˈwɪzdəm/ · noun
- The quality of having sound judgment, deep understanding, and practical knowledge, especially gained through experience. It can also refer more broadly to a body of learned or philosophical knowledge. Related: sagacity, prudence, discernment, judgment.
- ROMA /ˈroʊmə/ · noun
- A tomato variety with an elongated shape and relatively firm, meaty flesh, widely used in sauces and pastes. It is also called an Italian plum tomato. Related: Italian plum tomato, paste tomato, processing tomato.
- MARS /mɑːrz/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, mars is the plural of mar. As a verb, it is the third-person singular present form of mar, meaning to damage the appearance or quality of something.
- OLIVE /ˈɒlɪv/ (British); /ˈɑːlɪv/ (US) · noun
- An evergreen tree of the olive family, cultivated for its oil-rich fruit and wood. The word also refers to the small, usually green or purple-brown fruit of this tree and to a yellowish-green color. Related: olives, olive fruit, olive tree, olive green.
- WEAVING /ˈwiːvɪŋ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, weaving is the process or technique of making fabric or other structures by interlacing threads, or the woven material or object produced. As a verb, it means to interlace threads, often on a loom, and figuratively to combine or move through elements. Related: interlacing, interweaving, loom work.
- CRAFT /krɑːft/ (UK), /kræft/ (US) · noun, verb
- As a noun, craft means skill in doing or making something, or an activity requiring such skill; it also denotes a vehicle such as a boat, ship, or aircraft. As a verb, it means to make something skilfully and with careful attention. Related: skill, trade, art, handiwork.
- VIRGIN /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/ (US); /ˈvɜːdʒɪn/ (British English) · noun, verb, adjective
- A virgin is a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. The word can also describe someone inexperienced in a particular activity, or something untouched, unused, or in its original state. Related: chaste, pure, untouched, inexperienced.
- SPEAR /spɪər/ (British); /spɪr/ (American) · noun and verb
- As a noun, a spear is a long, pointed weapon or implement used for thrusting or piercing. As a verb, to spear means to pierce or impale with a pointed object, or to propel oneself or an object forcefully through something. Related: lance, pike, javelin, impale.
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