Tuba Word Search
Tuba, 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: BELL, VALVES, MOUTHPIECE, LEADPIPE, TUNINGSLIDE, PISTON, COIL, BRACE, BRASS, COPPER, SILVER, NICKEL.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Tuba word list, defined
- 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.
- VALVES /ˈvɔːlvz/ · noun
- A device for controlling the flow of a fluid, especially by opening or closing a passage, or a structure in the body that regulates the flow of a fluid, such as blood or air. Related: gates, shutters, sluices, flaps.
- 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.
- PISTON /ˈpɪstən/ · noun
- A moving part in an engine or machine that slides up and down in a cylinder, driven by the explosive force of a gas or vapor. A device that converts the pressure of a gas or vapor into mechanical motion. Related: cylinder, plunger, ram, sleeve.
- COIL /kɔɪl/ · noun
- A length of something wound into a connected series of rings or spirals, or a single ring of such a series. As a verb, to wind into a coil. Related: spiral, loop, curl, whorl.
- BRACE /breɪs/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a brace is a pair of things joined or used together (such as braces holding up trousers in British English), or a structural support that holds something firm. As a verb, to brace means to prepare oneself for difficulty or to steady and strengthen something. Related: support, pair, prop, stabilizer.
- 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.
- SILVER /ˈsɪlvər/ · noun, adjective
- A white metal, highly valued for its brightness and durability. A colour intermediate between white and grey. Related: grey, white, metallic, brass.
- NICKEL /ˈnɪkəl/ · noun
- A chemical element with the symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous, ductile, and ferromagnetic metal. Related: copper, silver, metal, element.
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