Bansuri Word Search
Play a Bansuri word search free online. We built the 12-word list around its parts, its materials, and how it is played, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: BANSURI, BAMBOO, MOUTHPIECE, EMBOUCHURE, BORE, FINGERHOLE, STOPPER, VIBRATO, MEEND, GAMAK, RAGA, TALA.
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Bansuri word list, defined
- BAMBOO /bæmˈbuː/ · noun
- A giant, fast-growing tropical or subtropical grass of the genus Bambusa and related genera, with hollow jointed woody stems. The hard, durable stems of this plant, used as a material for construction, furniture, tools, and crafts. Related: cane, reed, stalk.
- MOUTHPIECE /maʊθpiːs/ · noun
- A person or thing through which someone expresses their opinions or ideas, or a device that holds a reed or mouthpiece of a musical instrument. Related: mouth, instrument, channel, medium.
- EMBOUCHURE /ˈɒmbuːʃʊə/ (British), /ˈɑːmbuːʃʊr/ (US) · noun
- The way a player applies the mouth to the mouthpiece of a wind instrument, shaping the lips, jaw, and facial muscles to produce sound. It also denotes the mouth or outlet of a river. Related: mouth position, lip position, aperture, mouthpiece placement.
- BORE /bɔːr/ · verb, noun
- As a verb, to make a hole in something with a drill or rotating tool, or to cause weariness and impatience by being dull or tedious. As a noun, it denotes either such a drilled hole (especially the interior diameter of a cylinder or firearm barrel) or a person or thing that is tediously dull. Related: weary, tire, fatigue, dull.
- STOPPER /ˈstɒpər/ · noun
- A person or thing that stops something, or a device used to stop something, such as a cork or a plug. Related: blocker, obstacle, barrier, plug.
- VIBRATO /vɪˈbrɑːtoʊ/ · noun
- A musical effect produced by a repeated slight variation in pitch, often used to add expression to a note or phrase. In music, a vibrato is a slight, rapid variation in pitch, often used to add emotion or expression to a note or phrase. Related: oscillation, wavering, quaver, tremolo.
- RAGA /ˈrɑːɡə/ · noun
- A melodic mode or musical scale used in Indian classical music, typically characterized by a specific pattern of notes and rhythms. In Hinduism, a state of mind or a mood, often associated with a particular deity or aspect of the divine. Related: mode, scale, mood, atmosphere.
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