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bellows

/ˈbɛl.əʊz/
Meanings
  • noun

    A large bell-shaped container used to force air or gas into a furnace, engine, or other enclosed space.

    - "The blacksmith used the bellows to blow air into the fire."
    - "The engine required constant feeding with air from the bellows."
  • verb

    To force air or gas into a container or space using bellows.

    - "The bellows were used to bellows the fire."
    - "The diver held his breath as the scuba tank was bellowed."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈbɛl.oʊz/



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  2. /ˈbɛl.oʊz/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1161129"
Rhymes
Words rhyming with bellows
yowels , mowels , kowtows
Variants
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bellows , Bellows , George Bellows , George Wesley Bellows , bellow , bellowed , bellowing
Etymology
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Old English 'belwe' or 'belweow', from 'bel' meaning belly and 'weowan' meaning to swell.

Trivia
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  1. Bellows have been used since ancient times to force air or gas into furnaces and engines.

  2. The largest bellows ever made were used in the blast furnaces of the steel industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

  3. Bellows are also used in various scientific applications, such as in vacuum pumps and in the regulation of gas pressure.

Related Concepts
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  1. Blacksmith: A person who shapes metal using a hammer and anvil, often in the presence of a bellows.

  2. Forge: A workshop where metal is heated and shaped using a bellows.

Culture
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In literature, bellows have been used as a symbol of power and strength, often associated with blacksmiths and their forges. In music, there is a brass instrument called the 'bellows organ' or 'pneumatic organ'.

How to Memorize "bellows"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a large, bell-shaped container being used to force air or gas into a furnace or engine.
    - Visualize the bellows being squeezed to push air or gas into a space.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'bellows' with the image of a blacksmith working in his forge.
    - Link the word to the sound of air being forced through a bellows.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym BELLOWS to remember the definition: Bell-shaped container used to force air or gas into a furnace or engine.
    - Create a mental image of a blacksmith's bellows to help remember the word.

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