Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Bellows has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
(used in the plural) a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
"The blacksmith fed coal into the furnace while pumping the bellows until the flames roared high enough to heat the metal."
A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.
"The roaring engine sounded like a herd of bulls bellows as it raced down the highway."
plural of bellow
To operate a bellows; to direct air at (something) using a bellows.
"The old bull bellows loudly to warn the other cows that he is ready for the fight."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bellow
plural of Bellow
"The angry bull let out a pair of terrifying bellows that shook the entire corral."