Persepolis Word Search
Play a Persepolis word search free online. We built the 12-word list around its architecture, its landscape, and the people who built it, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: PERSEPOLIS, APADANA, GATE, RELIEFS, CUNEIFORM, STAIRWAY, ARCHERS, COLUMNS, CAPITALS, BULL, LION, EMPIRE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Persepolis word list, defined
- GATE /geɪt/ · noun, verb
- A gate is a door or entrance, typically consisting of two hinged leaves that swing open or shut. To gate something means to control or regulate access to it. Related: door, entrance, barrier, threshold.
- RELIEFS /ˈrɛlɪfs/ · noun
- A sculpture or design that is carved in relief, or a reduction in the level of something, such as a relief from a burden. Related: reductions, releases, relaxations, reductions.
- CUNEIFORM /ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/ · noun, adjective
- As a noun, cuneiform is the wedge-shaped writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia, formed by pressing marks into clay tablets; as an adjective, it describes anything shaped like or relating to a wedge. Related: wedge-shaped, cuneal.
- STAIRWAY /ˈsteɪriweɪ/ · noun
- A series of steps leading from one floor to another, typically in a building. A musical composition by Led Zeppelin. Related: flight of stairs, staircase, escalator, ladder.
- ARCHERS /ˈɑːr.tʃərz/ · noun
- The plural of "archer": people who shoot with a bow and arrows, especially in warfare, hunting, or the sport of archery. Related: bowmen, longbowmen, crossbowmen, marksmen.
- COLUMNS /ˈkɒləmz/ · noun
- Columns is the plural of column: an upright pillar, typically cylindrical, supporting a structure; also a vertical section of printed text, a regular article in a publication, or any long narrow vertical arrangement such as a line of figures or people. Related: pillars, posts, supports, uprights.
- CAPITALS /ˈkæpɪtəlz/ · noun
- The plural of 'capital': cities that serve as the seat of government of a country or region, uppercase letters used in writing, or wealth and financial assets available for use. Related: capital, metropolis, seat of government, assets.
- BULL /bʊl/ · noun, verb
- An adult male of cattle or related animals such as the elephant, whale, and seal. As a verb, to bull means to push or shove forcefully. Related: steer, ox, boar.
- LION /liːɒn/ · noun
- A large carnivorous feline mammal with a short, tawny or golden coat and a long mane in the male, native to Africa and India. It is known for its powerful roar and regal appearance. Related: tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar.
- EMPIRE /ˈɛmpaɪər/ · noun
- An extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state. More broadly, a large commercial or political organization dominated by one person or group. Related: dominion, realm, kingdom, dynasty.
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