bellows
/ˈbɛloʊz/
verb
- Third person singular simple present of bellow.
- The foghorn bellows every few minutes in the fog.
- He bellows at his team when they make mistakes.
- The bull bellows every morning at sunrise.
noun
- A device with an air bag and handles, used to blow air onto a fire or into a musical instrument like an organ or accordion.
- The organist pumped the bellows to produce a deep, rich sound.
- Blacksmiths traditionally use bellows to make the forge fire hotter.
- He used the bellows to revive the dying campfire.
- A part of an accordion or concertina that expands and contracts to push air through the reeds.
- The musician repaired a small hole in the bellows of his accordion.
- She squeezed the bellows of the concertina to play a lively tune.
- The accordion's bellows were made of leather and cardboard.
- A flexible, expandable part of a camera or other device that allows movement or adjustment.
- The old camera had a bellows that extended for focusing.
- Photographers use bellows on large-format cameras for close-up shots.
- The bellows of the vintage camera were made of black fabric.