Dolomites Word Search
Dolomites, as a word search. 12 words drawn from its architecture, its landscape, and the people who built it 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: DOLOMITES, MARMOLADA, SELLA, CINQUE, TOFANA, FANES, NUVOLAU, LATEMAR, BRENTA, CRODA, CORTINA, CIVETTA.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Dolomites word list, defined
- DOLOMITES /ˈdɒl.ə.maɪts/ (British), /ˈdɑː.lə.maɪts/ (US) · noun
- The Dolomites are a mountain range in northeastern Italy, part of the Southern Limestone Alps, known for their distinctive pale carbonate rock. As a plural of "dolomite," it refers to multiple occurrences of the mineral or rock composed of calcium magnesium carbonate. Related: mountains, peaks, range, alps.
- SELLA /ˈsɛlə/ · noun
- A saddle-shaped structure, especially one on the back of a horse or other animal, or a saddle-shaped part of the human body, such as the sella turcica at the base of the brain. Related: saddle, seat, back, hump.
- CINQUE /ˈsɪŋkiː/ · noun
- The number five, especially the five on dice or playing cards. Related: five, fivespot, quint.
- FANES /feɪnz/ · noun (plural)
- Fanes is the plural of fane, a literary and archaic term for a temple or sacred place consecrated to a deity. In dialectal English it can also denote weathervanes or flags. Related: temples, shrines, sanctuaries, sanctums.
- CORTINA /kɔːˈtiːnə/ · noun
- A curtain or similar hanging fabric used to cover a window or divide a space; in modern usage the word is best known as the name of the Ford Cortina, a popular British family car produced from 1962 to 1982. Related: curtain, drape, drapery, hanging.
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