noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "When wood fires were common, so were bellows for helping start them." device machine utensil technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any flexible container or enclosure, as one used to cover a moving joint. Examples : "The accordion player stretched and compressed the bellows, producing music. " machine device part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The lungs. Examples : "The marathon runner's bellows burned as she crossed the finish line, desperate for air. " organ body physiology anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Flexible, light-tight enclosures connecting the lensboard and the camera back. Examples : "The old camera had a rip in its bellows, letting light leak in and ruining the photos. " technology device machine structure part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which fans the fire of hatred, jealousy, etc. Examples : "Her constant gossiping acted as bellows, fanning the flames of jealousy between the colleagues. " mind emotion character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To operate a bellows; to direct air at (something) using a bellows. Examples : "The blacksmith bellows air into the forge to make the fire hotter. " utensil machine work technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To expand and contract like a bellows. Examples : "The balloon slowly bellows as the child blows air into it. " machine function Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fold up like a bellows; to accordion. Examples : "The old bus bellowsed as it struggled up the steep hill, its metal frame groaning and compressing like an accordion. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise. Examples : "The principal's bellows echoed down the hallway as he demanded to know who started the food fight. " sound animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull. Examples : "The angry bull bellowed loudly as the farmer approached. " sound animal action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To shout in a deep voice. Examples : "The angry coach bellows at the players after they lose the game. " sound communication language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
