Historic Town of Ouro Preto Word Search
A free Historic Town of Ouro Preto word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on its architecture, its landscape, and the people who built it, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: OURO, PRETO, BAROQUE, MINING, ALEIJADINHO, MINAS, GERAIS, SERRA, ESPINHACO, PEDRA, MARMORE, TALHA.
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Historic Town of Ouro Preto word list, defined
- BAROQUE /bəˈroʊk/ · adjective
- Excessively ornate or elaborate in style, especially in architecture and the arts. Characterized by highly ornamented and complex designs. Related: ornate, elaborate, opulent, luxuriant.
- MINING /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- The extraction of minerals or other valuable materials from the earth, or the process of digging or excavating something. To obtain or extract something by searching or investigating. Related: excavation, digging, extraction, quarrying.
- MINAS /mɪnəz/ · noun
- A mine or a fortified place, especially one used for defense. A mine or a pit from which minerals are extracted. Related: mine, pit, quarry, excavation.
- SERRA /ˈsɛrə/ · noun
- A long, narrow ridge of hills or mountains; a serrated knife or saw. Related: ridge, hill, mountain, knife.
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