Leonardo da Vinci Word Search
Leonardo da Vinci, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure 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: MONALISA, LASTSUPPER, VITRUVIAN, SCULPTOR, INVENTOR, ANATOMY, HELICOPTER, PARACHUTE, RENAISSANCE, FLORENCE, MILAN, PAINTER.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Leonardo da Vinci word list, defined
- SCULPTOR /ˈskʌlptər/ · noun
- A sculptor is an artist who creates three-dimensional works of art by carving, modeling, casting, assembling, or shaping materials. Related: artist, carver, modeller, modeler.
- INVENTOR /ˈɪnvɛntər/ · noun
- A person who creates or devises something new, especially a device, process, method, or theory. The term can also refer to someone who originates a new idea or artistic work. Related: creator, originator, designer, deviser.
- ANATOMY /əˈnætəmi/ · noun
- The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts. It also refers to the structural makeup of an organism or of any complex thing. Related: morphology, structure, dissection, physiology.
- HELICOPTER /ˈhɛlɪˌkɒptər/ (British); /ˈhɛləˌkɑːptər/ (US) · noun
- An aircraft that uses rotating blades to generate lift, allowing it to take off, land, and hover vertically. Helicopters may be powered by a single main rotor or by multiple rotors. Related: rotary-wing aircraft, chopper, heli.
- PARACHUTE /ˈpærəʃuːt/ · noun and verb
- A parachute is a lightweight fabric device that slows a person's or object's descent through the air, especially when descending from an aircraft. As a verb, “to parachute” means to descend or jump using a parachute, or to drop something from an aircraft by parachute. Related: chute, canopy, brolly.
- RENAISSANCE /ˈrɛnəsɑːns/ (US); /ˈrenəsɑːns/ (UK) · noun
- The revival or rebirth of something that has declined, become obsolete, or fallen into neglect. Capitalized, it names the period of European cultural and intellectual revival roughly from the 14th to the 17th century and the artistic and intellectual culture associated with it. Related: revival, rebirth, resurgence, renewal.
- FLORENCE /ˈflɒrəns/ (British); /ˈflɔːrəns/ (US) · noun
- Florence is chiefly a proper noun: the capital city of Tuscany in central Italy, renowned as the birthplace of the Renaissance. It is also a common female given name, and historically referred to a gold coin first struck there.
- PAINTER /ˈpeɪntə/ (British); /ˈpeɪntɚ/ (American) · noun
- A painter is an artist who creates paintings, especially paintings on canvas or other surfaces. The term can also refer to a tradesperson whose work consists of applying paint or decorative finishes to buildings and other objects. Related: artist, decorator, brush painter, picture maker.
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