Sculpture Word Search
This Sculpture word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: SCULPTURE, CARVING, MODELING, CASTING, BRONZE, MARBLE, GRANITE, CHISEL, STATUE, RELIEF, ABSTRACT, FIGURINE.
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Sculpture word list, defined
- SCULPTURE /ˈskʌlptʃər/ · noun
- A sculpture is a three-dimensional work of art made by carving, modeling, casting, or otherwise shaping a material. By extension, “sculpture” refers to the art or practice of creating such works. Related: statue, carving, model, effigy.
- CARVING /ˈkɑːrvɪŋ/ · noun
- The act or craft of cutting or shaping wood, stone, or another material into a decorative figure or design; also the object so produced. Related: sculpture, engraving, etching, whittling.
- MODELING /ˈmoʊdəlɪŋ/ · noun and verb
- Modeling is the activity of creating or using a mathematical, digital, or physical representation of a system or idea. It can also mean posing for an artist, displaying clothing in fashion photography, or representing something in an artistic or analytical form. Related: simulation, representation, portrayal, imitation.
- CASTING /ˈkɑːstɪŋ/ · noun
- The act or process of throwing, shaping molten material in a mold, or selecting actors for roles; also the object produced by such shaping. Related: molding, selection, throwing, shaping.
- BRONZE /brɒnz/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A reddish-brown alloy of copper, usually with tin, used historically and today for sculpture, tools, and ornaments; also a similar reddish-brown colour. Related: copper alloy, statuary metal, tan, russet.
- MARBLE /ˈmɑːrbəl/ (US); /ˈmɑːbəl/ (UK) · noun, verb
- As a noun, marble is a hard, usually white or coloured stone used in sculpture, architecture, and decoration; it can also mean a small glass or stone ball used in children’s games. As a verb, it means to give something a streaked or marbled appearance, especially by blending or manipulating colours. Related: stone, sculpture, marblework, marble game.
- 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.
- CHISEL /ˈtʃɪz.əl/ · noun, verb
- A chisel is a hand tool with a shaped cutting edge at the end of a blade, used for carving or cutting hard materials such as wood, stone, or metal. As a verb, it means to cut or carve something with such a tool. Related: carve, cut, sculpt, hew.
- STATUE /ˈstætʃuː/ · noun
- A carved or modeled representation of a person, animal, or other subject, especially a freestanding sculpture. The word most commonly refers to a sculpted human figure. Related: sculpture, figure, effigy, image.
- RELIEF /rɪˈliːf/ · noun
- The alleviation or removal of pain, difficulty, anxiety, or other hardship. It can also refer to financial assistance given to someone in need, or to the difference between a raised and a recessed surface in art or geography. Related: ease, alleviation, comfort, consolation.
- ABSTRACT /ˈæbstrækt/ (adjective & noun); /æbˈstrækt/ (verb) · adjective, noun, verb
- Existing in thought or as an idea rather than as something concrete or tangible; not representing any particular real object. As a verb, to remove or separate something, or to consider something theoretically apart from its concrete instances. Related: theoretical, conceptual, intangible, nonrepresentational.
- FIGURINE /ˌfɪɡjəˈriːn/ · noun
- A small sculpted or molded figure, especially one depicting a human or animal, made of materials such as porcelain, clay, wood, metal, or plastic. Related: statuette, statue, figure, doll.
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