Darbuka Word Search
A free Darbuka word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on its parts, its materials, and how it is played, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: HEAD, SHELL, BODY, BASE, BOTTOM, LACING, STRAP, TENSION, COPPER, ALUMINUM, STEEL, BRASS.
There is no timer pressure: take as long as you like, and spend a hint if a word will not surface.
Darbuka word list, defined
- 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.
- 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.
- BODY /ˈbɒdi/ · noun, verb
- The main part of something, or a person's physical structure. To give a detailed account of something. Related: corpse, figure, physique, shape.
- BASE /beɪs/ · noun, verb
- The bottom or lowest part of something; a fundamental principle or idea. A place or location where something is based or started. Related: ground, foundation, starting point, root.
- BOTTOM /bɒtəm/ · noun, verb
- The lowest part of something, or the part that is farthest from the top. To be at the bottom of something, such as a list or a situation. Related: base, ground, lower, lowest.
- LACING /ˈleɪsɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- The act of fastening or securing something with laces, or a decorative pattern of interwoven threads or lines. To decorate or embellish something with a pattern of interwoven threads or lines. Related: fastening, securing, tying, decorating.
- STRAP /stræp/ · noun, verb
- A strip of material, typically leather or synthetic, used for fastening or supporting something. To secure or fasten something with a strap. Related: band, belt, tie, fasten.
- TENSION /ˈtɛnʃən/ · noun, verb
- A state of strain or stress, or a feeling of anxiety or unease. To stretch or pull something tightly. Related: strain, stress, anxiety, unease.
- COPPER /kʌpər/ · noun
- A chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29, a reddish-orange highly ductile metal, and a good conductor of electricity. Related: brass, bronze, cobre, coppier.
- ALUMINUM /ˌæljʊˈmɪnɪəm/ · noun
- A silvery-white, soft, nonmagnetic, ductile metal, highly conductive and having a low density. Related: magnesium, zinc, copper, titanium.
- STEEL /ˈstiːl/ · noun
- A hard, silver-white, ductile, and malleable alloy of iron and carbon, widely used for making tools, machinery, and building materials. Related: iron, metal, alloy, steel alloy.
- BRASS /bræs/ · noun, verb
- A yellowish-brown alloy of copper and zinc, often used in musical instruments and other objects. To cover or plate with a thin layer of brass. Related: copper, bronze, gold, silver.
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