Meteora Word Search
A free Meteora 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: METEORA, MONASTERY, MONK, BYZANTINE, ORTHODOX, LIMESTONE, SANDSTONE, CONGLOMERATE, PILLAR, CLIFF, VALLEY, MOUNTAIN.
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Meteora word list, defined
- MONASTERY /ˈmɒnəstri/ · noun
- A building or complex of buildings where a community of monks or nuns live and work, typically under a monastic rule. Related: abbey, convent, priory, hermitage.
- MONK /mɒŋk/ · noun
- A man who has dedicated his life to a religious order, typically living in a monastery. A person who is devoted to a particular pursuit or activity. Related: friar, hermit, ascetic, mendicant.
- BYZANTINE /ˈbɪzəntaɪn/ (US); /bɪˈzæntaɪn, ˈbɪzəntiːn/ (UK) · adjective
- Excessively complicated, intricate, and often secretive or devious in structure — typically describing systems, rules, or bureaucracies that are hard to navigate. Also relating to Byzantium (the Eastern Roman Empire) or its art and architecture. Related: convoluted, intricate, labyrinthine, complicated.
- ORTHODOX /ˈɔːrθɒdɒks/ · adjective
- Conforming to or representing the traditional or established form of a religion, philosophy, or practice; adhering to established rules or principles. Related: traditional, conventional, established, authoritative.
- LIMESTONE /ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/ · noun
- A type of sedimentary rock that is composed mainly of calcium carbonate, often used as a building material. Related: marble, sandstone, granite, slate.
- SANDSTONE /sændstoʊn/ · noun
- A type of sedimentary rock formed from sand-sized grains of minerals and rock fragments, often used as a building material. Related: limestone, granite, marble, conglomerate.
- CONGLOMERATE /kənˈɡlɒmərət/ · noun
- A large corporation formed by the merger of several diverse, often unrelated businesses; in geology, a coarse sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments cemented together. Related: corporation, holding company, megacorp, cartel.
- PILLAR /ˈpɪlər/ · noun
- A large vertical column or post, typically made of stone, brick, or concrete, used as a support for a building or structure. A person or thing that provides support or stability. Related: column, post, support, stay.
- CLIFF /klɪf/ · noun
- A steep, high rock face, especially one at the edge of the sea or of a river, rising sharply from the land or water below. Related: precipice, bluff, escarpment, crag.
- VALLEY /ˈvæli/ · noun
- A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it. A valley is often a fertile area with a mild climate. Related: dell, glen, hollow, basin.
- MOUNTAIN /ˈmaʊntɪn/ · noun
- A natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually over 300 meters (1,000 feet). Related: hill, peak, ridge, slope.
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