Recorder Word Search
Recorder, 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: RECORDER, FIPPLE, WINDWAY, LABIUM, BLOCK, HEADJOINT, BODY, FOOTJOINT, THUMBHOLE, FINGERHOLES, BELL, RINGS.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Recorder word list, defined
- RECORDER /ˈrɛkɔrdər/ · noun
- A musical instrument with a flat surface and a set of keys, used for playing melodies and harmonies. A device for recording sounds or events, especially a machine that converts sound into a magnetic tape or digital signal. Related: tape recorder, dictaphone, sound recorder, audio recorder.
- FIPPLE /ˈfɪpəl/ · noun
- The block or plug in the mouthpiece of a fipple flute (such as a recorder or tin whistle) that forms a duct directing the player's breath across the sound-producing edge; by extension, such a flute's mouthpiece itself. Related: mouthpiece, block, plug, duct.
- WINDWAY /wɪndweɪ/ · noun
- A narrow passage or channel, especially one through a hill or a rock; a natural passage or channel for air or water. Related: passage, channel, gully, ravine.
- LABIUM /ˈleɪbiəm/ · noun
- Either of the two fleshy folds of skin on the outside of the female external genitalia, or either of the two fleshy folds of skin on the inside of the male external genitalia. Related: labia majora, labia minora, genital folds, folds of skin.
- BLOCK /blɒk/ · noun, verb
- A solid piece of hard material with flat sides; also a section of something such as a city street or a period of time. Related: chunk, lump, slab, hunk.
- BODY /ˈbɒdi/ (UK), /ˈbɑːdi/ (US) · noun
- The physical structure, including bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal. More broadly, the main or central part of something, or a collective group of people organized for a purpose. Related: physique, form, figure, frame.
- BELL /bɛl/ · noun
- A hollow, usually cup-shaped metal instrument that rings with a clear tone when struck, typically by an internal clapper or external hammer. Also used figuratively for any bell-shaped object or a sound resembling a bell's ring. Related: chime, gong, carillon.
- RINGS /rɪŋz/ · noun, verb
- A circular band of metal, usually worn on the finger as an ornament or a symbol of engagement or marriage. To encircle or surround something. Related: circles, bands, orbs, annuli.
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