noun🔗ShareA musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends."My grandfather played a lively tune on his concertina during the family picnic. "musicentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomething resembling a concertina, such as a folded book, a bus door or a set of picture frames that are folded together."The accordion bus door folded in on itself, forming a metal concertina. "musicstyleentertainmentdevicestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoiled barbed wire for use as an obstacle."The prison perimeter was ringed with concertina to prevent escapes. "militaryweaponmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA type of booklet label, consisting of up to 32 pages of booklet as an insert."The prescription medicine came with a detailed concertina explaining the potential side effects and dosage instructions. "technicalitemstationeryindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become compressed into a shape reminiscent of a concertina"The car concertinaed into the wall."appearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be drawn closer and farther apart repeatedly, or up and down, as if situated on a working concertina's folds"The accordion player's fingers concertinaed rapidly as he played a lively polka. "musicactionmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
