Bagpipes Word Search
Bagpipes, as a word search. 12 words drawn from its parts, its materials, and how it is played 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: BELLOWS, BLOWPIPE, CHANTER, DRONE, REED, STOCKS, BAGPIPE, LEATHER, SHEEPSKIN, GOATSKIN, COWHIDE, SYNTHETIC.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Bagpipes word list, defined
- BELLOWS /ˈbɛloʊz/ · noun
- A bellows is a device that produces a stream of air when its expandable sides are pushed together, used especially for feeding air to a fire or, in larger forms, to pipe organs and forges. Related: blower, air pump.
- BLOWPIPE /ˈbləʊpaɪp/ · noun
- A long tube through which a dart or pellet is blown as a weapon, or a small tube used to direct a stream of air or gas, as in metallurgy, glassworking, or laboratory chemical analysis. Related: blowgun, blowtube, tube.
- CHANTER /ˈtʃæntər/ · noun
- A chanter is the melody pipe of a set of bagpipes, on which the tune is played with the fingers while the drones sound continuously. More generally, a chanter is a person who chants, especially in religious services. Related: melody pipe, singer, cantor, chorister.
- DRONE /droʊn/ · noun
- A male bee, especially a honeybee, whose role is to mate with the queen; also a continuous low humming sound. In modern usage, an unmanned aircraft or remote-controlled flying device. Related: hum, buzz, unmanned aerial vehicle, drudge.
- REED /riːd/ · noun, verb
- A type of tall, grass-like plant that grows in wet places, or a material made from it. To cut or trim something, especially hair, with scissors or a similar tool. Related: grass, cane, sedge, rush.
- STOCKS /stɒks/ · noun
- A supply of goods or materials held by a business or person for sale or use. A financial instrument representing an ownership position in a publicly traded corporation. Related: shares, securities, equities, investments.
- BAGPIPE /ˈbaɡpaɪp/ · noun
- A wind instrument consisting of one or more pipes sounded by reeds, with air supplied from a bag inflated by the player, most famously associated with Scottish Highland music. Related: pipes, musette, chanter.
- LEATHER /ˈleɪðər/ · noun
- A tough flexible material made from the skins of animals, especially cattle, sheep, and pigs, treated with tannins to prevent decay. Related: hide, skin, vellum, leathery.
- SHEEPSKIN /ˈʃiːpskin/ · noun
- A sheep's skin, especially one that has been tanned and used as a rug or for making leather goods. Related: hide, pelt, fur, leather.
- GOATSKIN /ˈɡoʊtskɪn/ · noun
- The skin of a goat, often used to make leather, or a type of leather made from goat skin. Related: sheepskin, leather, hide, vellum.
- COWHIDE /ˈkaʊhaɪd/ · noun
- The hide or skin of a cow, especially when tanned and used as leather. Related: leather, hide, rawhide, skin.
- SYNTHETIC /sɪnˈθɛtɪk/ · adjective
- Artificially created or produced, especially by chemical or biological means; not natural or organic. Made or constructed artificially, especially by combining different materials or elements. Related: artificial, man-made, created, produced.
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