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bel·lows

bellows

 
pronunciation:
be loz
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part of speech: plural noun
definition 1: (used with a sing. or pl. verb) a device with a flexible, valved air chamber that can be expanded to draw in air and compressed to expel it through a nozzle, used to blow air on a fire or to sound a musical instrument.
definition 2: anything with folding sides that resembles this device, such as an accordion or certain types of photographic equipment.
definition 3: the lungs.
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  air, instrument, tool