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Bellows

/ˈbɛl.əʊz/

A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.

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📖 Definitions of "Bellows"

noun

1
A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.
"When wood fires were common, so were bellows for helping start them."
2
Any flexible container or enclosure, as one used to cover a moving joint.
3
The lungs.
4
Flexible, light-tight enclosures connecting the lensboard and the camera back.

verb

1
To operate a bellows; to direct air at (something) using a bellows.
2
To expand and contract like a bellows.
3
To fold up like a bellows; to accordion.

🔄 Synonyms of "Bellows"

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Word	Definition
blowernoun	Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bellows"

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blowernoun	Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.
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hollerverb	(intransitive) To yell or shout.
roarnoun	Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
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yellverb	(intransitive) To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
howlnoun	To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
bawlverb	(intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry.
shrieknoun	(intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
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screamnoun	A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
caterwaulnoun	(intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
barknoun	(intransitive) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
growlnoun	A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
braynoun	(intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.
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