Gong Word Search
Gong, 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: GONG, TAMTAM, BRONZE, BRASS, COPPER, ALLOY, BOSS, RIMS, FACE, STAND, CRADLE, LANYARD.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Gong word list, defined
- GONG /ɡɒŋ/ · noun, verb
- A large metal instrument that produces a deep, resonant sound when struck, typically used to signal the start or end of an event. To make a loud, resonant sound, typically to signal the start or end of an event. Related: bell, chime, knell, clang.
- BRONZE /brɒnz/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A reddish-brown alloy of copper, usually with tin, used historically and today for sculpture, tools, and ornaments; also a similar reddish-brown colour. Related: copper alloy, statuary metal, tan, russet.
- BRASS /bræs/ · noun
- A yellow alloy of copper and zinc, used widely for ornaments, instruments, fittings, and hardware; also, in informal British usage, money or cash. Related: bronze, copper, metal.
- COPPER /ˈkɒp.ər/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A reddish-brown metallic element (symbol Cu) prized for its excellent conductivity of electricity and heat, and by extension the reddish-brown color resembling it. Related: bronze, brass, reddish-brown, auburn.
- ALLOY /ˈælɔɪ/ · noun
- A metal made by combining two or more metallic elements, or a metal and a nonmetal, to give greater strength or resistance to corrosion. As a verb, to alloy means to mix or blend metals in this way. Related: mixture, blend, compound, fusion.
- BOSS /bɒs/ (British), /bɔːs/ (US) · noun
- A person who is in charge of a worker, group, or organization; one who directs or supervises others' work. As a verb, to give orders to someone in an overbearing or domineering way. Related: manager, supervisor, superior, chief.
- RIMS /rɪmz/ · noun
- The edge or border of a wheel, or the circular part of a wheel that surrounds the hub. In sports, the metal ring that holds the tire in place. Related: edges, borders, circumferences, rings.
- FACE /feɪs/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, the front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the expression on it. As a verb, to be positioned with the face toward something, or to confront and deal with a difficult situation. Related: countenance, visage, features, expression.
- STAND /stænd/ · verb, noun
- To be in an upright position on one's feet. A structure or object that is supported by its base. Related: remain, stay, stay put, be.
- CRADLE /ˈkreɪ.dəl/ · noun
- A small bed for a baby, typically mounted on rockers so it can be swung gently; more broadly, the place where something begins or is nurtured. Related: bassinet, crib, cot.
- LANYARD /ˈlænɪərd/ · noun
- A cord or strap, typically with a slide or clip at one end, used for attaching something to a neck or wrist, or a cord used to suspend something. Related: strap, cord, necklace, chain.
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