The Pyramids Word Search
Play a The Pyramids word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: PYRAMIDS, PHARAOH, NILE, MUMMY, TUTANKHAMUN, SARCOPHAGUS, NECROPOLIS, HIEROGLYPHS, AFRICA, GIZA, CAIRO, LIMESTONE.
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The Pyramids word list, defined
- PYRAMIDS /ˈpɪrəmɪdz/ · noun (plural)
- Monumental structures with a polygonal base and triangular faces that meet at an apex, especially the stone tombs built in ancient Egypt. The word also refers to hierarchical arrangements of people, products, or opportunities, and to schemes organized in expanding layers. Related: monuments, hierarchies, schemes.
- PHARAOH British /ˈfɛərəʊ/; American /ˈfɛroʊ/ · noun
- The title given to the king of ancient Egypt. By extension, the word can refer figuratively to a ruler regarded as powerful, authoritarian, or tyrannical. Related: king, ruler, monarch, sovereign.
- MUMMY /ˈmʌmi/ · noun
- A mummy is a body that has been preserved after death, especially by the embalming and drying practices used in ancient Egypt. In British English, the word can also mean a mother, especially in the informal speech of a child; in British food usage, it can mean a dried material made from crushed or shredded fish or meat. Related: corpse, cadaver, embalmed body, mother.
- SARCOPHAGUS /ˌsɑːkəˈfɑːɡəs/ (British); /ˌsɑːrkəˈfɑːɡəs/ (US) · noun
- A large, often elaborately decorated stone coffin, especially one made for an important person in ancient Greece or Rome. More generally, it may refer to a monumental tomb or burial chamber. Related: coffin, tomb, sepulchre, burial chamber.
- NECROPOLIS /ˈnɛkrəˌpɒlɪs/ · noun
- A large ancient burial ground, especially one in an archaeological site. Related: cemetery, burial ground, tomb, mausoleum.
- 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.
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