Bass Drum Word Search
Bass Drum, 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: BASSDRUM, SHELL, HEAD, LUGS, TENSIONRODS, SPURS, FOOTBOARD, PEDAL, BEATER, MALLET, MAPLE, BIRCH.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Bass Drum word list, defined
- SHELL /ʃel/ · noun, verb
- The outer covering of a tree seed, typically hard and woody. To remove the outer covering of something, especially a nut or a seed. Related: husk, peel, covering, exoskeleton.
- HEAD /hɛd/ · noun, verb
- The upper part of the human body, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. To be in charge or control of something. Related: brain, mind, skull, chief.
- SPURS /spɜːrz/ · noun, verb
- A spur is a metal or plastic device attached to a rider's boot, used to urge a horse forward. To spur something means to encourage or stimulate it. Related: encourage, stimulate, urge, provoke.
- FOOTBOARD /ˈfʊtbɔːrd/ · noun
- A board or horizontal surface on which a person rests or places their feet, especially one at the front of a vehicle (such as a car, train, or bicycle) or the footpiece of a bed. Related: footrest, running board, footplate, step.
- PEDAL /ˈpiːdəl/ · noun, verb
- A pedal is a foot-operated lever, typically used to control a machine or instrument. To pedal means to press down on a pedal with one's foot. Related: press, operate, control, regulate.
- BEATER /ˈbiːtər/ · noun
- A person or thing that beats, especially an implement used for beating or mixing food, such as the wire whisk attachment of a mixer. The word also refers to a hunter who drives game toward waiting shooters. Related: whisk, stirrer, mixer, driver.
- MALLET /mælɪt/ · noun
- A large hammer used for pounding or crushing, typically having a flat face and a handle. Related: hammer, club, sledge, maul.
- MAPLE /ˈmeɪpl/ · noun, verb
- A deciduous tree with palmate leaves and small yellow flowers, valued for its wood and sap, which is used to make syrup. To make something smooth and even, like a surface. Related: sugar maple, red maple, silver maple, boxelder.
- BIRCH /bɜːrtʃ/ · noun
- A birch is a slender deciduous tree of the genus Betula, with thin papery bark that peels in layers, typically white, silver, or yellow. It can also refer to a bundle of birch twigs formerly used as an implement of corporal punishment. Related: aspen, alder, poplar, beech.
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