bellows

Accordion's air lung

Bellows is a device that produces a stream of air when its sides are compressed, used to fan flames or supply air to an organ or accordion.

The word is plural in form but often singular in construction: a bellows, the bellows was broken.

To bellow, a related verb, is to shout or roar loudly—like a bull or an angry person.

instrument

accordion

Bellows-driven reed instrument

harmonium · reed · bagpipes · airflow · keyboard · folk · musette · tango · polka · expansion

forge

anvil

Metal-shaping block

furnace · metalwork · foundry · smelting · iron · steel · hearth · fire · charcoal · smithy

anatomy

lungs

Respiratory chest organs

contraction · diaphragm · inflate · deflate · pump · oxygen · inhalation · exhalation · chest · ribcage

ventilation

airflow

Movement of atmosphere

  • draftPreliminary version of text
  • fanAdmirer or air mover
  • punkahSwinging cloth fan

blast · air-pump · circulation · stoking · oxygen · combustion · blowing · fanning · kindle

shout

roar

Loud, deep animal cry

boom · bawl · cry · bark · growl · rage · anger · volume · voice · loud

camera

extension

Added part or duration

focusing · lens · light-tight · tilt · shift · macro · rail · pleated · collapsible · photography

Categories
Opposites
vocal volume and intensity

bellowswhispers

Speaks very quietly

murmurs · mumbles · mutters · hushes · breathes

air movement mechanism

bellowsfan

Admirer or air mover

vacuum · compressor · exhaust · vent

Phrases
Family

bellow, bellowed, bellowing, bellower, bellowers, bellowings

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G