Shehnai Word Search
A free Shehnai 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: SHEHNAI, SHEESHAM, CANE, IVORY, BRASS, REED, MOUTHPIECE, BELL, FINGERHOLE, TONGUING, CIRCULAR, BREATHING.
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Shehnai word list, defined
- SHEHNAI /ʃɛnɑːi/ · noun
- A double-reed woodwind instrument originating from the Indian subcontinent, often used in traditional Indian music and folk ensembles. Related: double-reed woodwind, Indian folk instrument, traditional Indian instrument.
- CANE /keɪn/ · noun
- A cane is the tall, jointed, hollow stem of plants such as sugarcane, bamboo, or rattan, or a stick made from such material. It also refers to a slender walking stick, typically one carried as an aid or fashion accessory. Related: stick, staff, rod, walking stick.
- IVORY /ˈaɪvəri/ · noun
- A hard, white, smooth substance produced by the tusks of elephants, used in making ornaments, piano keys, and other objects. Also, a pale yellowish-white color. Related: ivory-colored, ivory-white, tusk, elephant tusk.
- 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.
- REED /riːd/ · noun, verb
- A type of tall, grass-like plant that grows in wet places, or a material made from it. To cut or trim something, especially hair, with scissors or a similar tool. Related: grass, cane, sedge, rush.
- 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.
- 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.
- TONGUING /tɒŋɡɪŋ/ · verb
- To use the tongue to produce a particular sound or effect, especially in music or speech. To speak or sing with a clear, distinct voice. Related: articulating, enunciating, pronouncing, speaking.
- CIRCULAR /ˈsɜːrkjələr/ · adjective; also noun
- Shaped like or moving in a circle; round in form. Also describing an argument that returns to its starting point without proving anything, or a route that follows a loop. Related: round, orbicular, ring-shaped, cylindrical.
- BREATHING /ˈbriːðɪŋ/ · noun (also present participle of the verb breathe)
- The action of drawing air into the lungs and expelling it; respiration. More broadly, a brief pause or rest, as in 'a breathing space'. Related: respiration, inhalation, exhalation, panting.
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