Skellig Michael Word Search
Play a Skellig Michael 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: BEEHIVE, ORATORY, MONASTERY, CROSS, LIGHTHOUSE, GRANITE, BASALT, SLATE, STONE, MORTAR, CLIFF, LEDGE.
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Skellig Michael word list, defined
- BEEHIVE /ˈbiːhaɪv/ · noun
- A box or structure in which bees live and store honey, especially a domesticated colony's hive; also, by extension, the colony of bees itself. Related: hive, apiary, skep, honeycomb.
- ORATORY /ɔːˈrætəri/ · noun
- The art of public speaking, or a person skilled in this art. A formal speech, especially one delivered in a legislative assembly. Related: eloquence, rhetoric, persuasion, oration.
- 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.
- CROSS /krɒs/ (UK), /krɔːs/ or /krɑːs/ (US) · noun, verb, adjective
- A mark shaped like an X, or a structure with two intersecting bars; as a verb, to go from one side to the other, or to place one thing over another. Related: intersect, traverse, span, ford.
- LIGHTHOUSE /ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs/ · noun
- A tower with a light at the top, used to warn ships of danger or to guide them into a harbor. A source of guidance or inspiration. Related: beacon, signal, guide, pillar.
- GRANITE /ˈɡrænɪt/ · noun
- A coarse-grained, light-colored, and extremely hard igneous rock, composed primarily of quartz and feldspar. Related: rock, stone, marble, limestone.
- BASALT /ˈbæsɔːlt, ˈbeɪsɔːlt/ · noun
- A dark, fine-grained igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of lava at or near the Earth's surface; it is the most abundant rock in the oceanic crust. Related: lava rock, igneous rock, volcanic rock, traprock.
- SLATE /ˈsteɪt/ · noun, verb
- A dark grey or blue-grey rock, often used for writing or roofing. To write or record something on a slate, especially in a school. Related: board, chalk, tablet, pencil.
- STONE /stɒn/ · noun, verb
- A hard, solid, and often smooth rock or mineral substance; a small rock or pebble. To hit or throw something at someone or something with force. Related: rock, pebble, boulder, granite.
- MORTAR /mɔːrˈtər/ · noun
- A container for mixing and applying building materials, typically made of stone or brick, or a device used to crush or grind something, especially grains or minerals. In chemistry, a mixture of a solid and a liquid. Related: cement, concrete, grout, adhesive.
- 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.
- LEDGE /lɛdʒ/ · noun
- A narrow ledge or platform, often projecting from a wall or cliff. A ledge can also refer to a narrow shelf or projection in a building, such as a window ledge. Related: shelf, ledgelet, projection, platform.
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