Xylophone Word Search
Free Xylophone word search. We picked 12 themed words — its parts, its materials, and how it is played — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: XYLOPHONE, BARS, MALLETS, RESONATOR, FRAME, LEGS, MOUNT, ROSEWOOD, MAHOGANY, ALUMINUM, FIBERGLASS, TUNING.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Xylophone word list, defined
- XYLOPHONE /zailəʊfaʊn/ · noun
- A musical instrument with a set of wooden bars of different pitches that are struck with a mallet to produce a ringing sound. Related: glockenspiel, marimba, xylo, metalophone.
- BARS /bɑːrz/ · noun (plural); verb (third-person singular)
- The plural of 'bar': long rigid pieces of metal, wood, or other material, or establishments serving drinks. As a verb form, third-person singular of 'bar', meaning to fasten with a bar or to prohibit. Related: rods, pubs, taverns, inns.
- MALLETS /mælɪts/ · noun
- A large hammer used for pounding or crushing, typically having a flat face and a handle. Related: hammer, club, sledge, maul.
- RESONATOR /ˈrɛzənɪˌteɪtər/ · noun
- A device that produces or enhances resonance, or a person or thing that resonates. Related: resonator, resonance, amplifier, oscillator.
- FRAME /freɪm/ · noun, verb
- A rigid structure that surrounds or supports something, such as a picture, window, or building. As a verb, to frame means to construct or compose something within defined limits, or, in criminal contexts, to deliberately incriminate an innocent person by fabricating evidence. Related: structure, framework, border, skeleton.
- LEGS /lɛɡz/ · noun
- The lower limbs of a human or animal, extending from the hip to the ankle. A support or base for something, especially a table or stand. Related: limbs, lower limbs, stumps, shanks.
- MOUNT /maʊnt/ · noun, verb
- A natural elevation of the earth's surface above the surrounding land, or a structure built on such an elevation, such as a mountain. To lift or carry something onto a higher position, or to place something on a higher level. Related: ascend, climb, rise, elevate.
- ROSEWOOD /ˈroʊzwʊd/ · noun
- A type of dense, hardwood tree, often used for furniture making and musical instruments. The heartwood of the tree is highly valued for its rich, reddish-brown color and fine grain. Related: mahogany, ebony, walnut, cherry.
- MAHOGANY /məˈɡɑːnɪ/ · noun
- A reddish-brown wood, especially the wood of the mahogany tree, valued for its durability and fine grain. A type of wood used for furniture making. Related: ebony, walnut, cherry, oak.
- ALUMINUM /əˈluːmɪnəm/ · noun
- A lightweight, silvery-white metallic element (symbol Al, atomic number 13) that is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust and is widely used in aircraft construction, packaging, cookware, and electrical transmission.
- FIBERGLASS /ˈfaɪbərˌɡlæs/ · noun
- A lightweight but strong composite material made from extremely fine fibers of glass, typically woven into fabric and embedded in resin, used in boat hulls, car bodies, insulation, and many other products. Related: glass-reinforced plastic, GRP, glass fiber, fibrous glass.
- TUNING /tjuːnɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- The process of adjusting or setting the pitch or frequency of a musical instrument or a sound to a desired standard. The act of adjusting or setting something to a desired standard or condition. Related: adjustment, calibration, fine-tuning, pitching.
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