Meaning & use
bellows
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A device that produces a strong current of air, especially one used to blow air into a fire.
See it in a sentence
The blacksmith pumped the bellows to make the forge burn hotter.
An old accordion works on a similar principle to a bellows, pushing air through to make sound.
A note on using this word
Bellows is used as both a singular and plural noun (like 'scissors'), so you would say 'a pair of bellows' or simply 'the bellows.'
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