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.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Bansuri word list, defined
- BAMBOO /ˈbeɪmoʊ/ · noun
- A tall perennial grass native to Asia, with hollow, jointed stems and a woody base, used for food, shelter, and other purposes. Related: reed, grass, cane, sorghum.
- 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 /ˌɛmbuːˈʃʊər/ · noun
- The position and shape of the lips, facial muscles, and jaw in playing a brass instrument, such as a trumpet or trombone, or in blowing a reed instrument, such as a clarinet or saxophone. Related: posture, position, alignment, formation.
- BORE /bɔːr/ · verb, noun
- To cause someone to feel tired or bored, or to make something dull or uninteresting. A person or thing that causes boredom. Related: dull, tedious, monotonous, irksome.
- 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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