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blow·er
(blō′ər)n.
1. One that blows, especially a mechanical device, such as a fan, that produces a current of air.
2. Slang A braggart.
3. Chiefly British Slang A telephone.
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blower
(ˈbləʊə)n
1. a mechanical device, such as a fan, that blows
2. (Mechanical Engineering) a low-pressure rotary compressor, esp in a furnace or internal-combustion engine. See also supercharger
3. (Telecommunications) an informal name for telephone
4. (Telecommunications) an informal name for speaking tube
5. (Animals) an informal name for a whale1
6. (Mining & Quarrying) mining a discharge of firedamp from a crevice
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blow•er
(ˈbloʊ ər)n.
1. one that blows.
2. a machine for supplying air.
3. snow blower.
4. a braggart.
[before 900]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() bellows - a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" blow drier, blow dryer, hair drier, hair dryer, hand blower - a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair |
2. | ![]() electric motor - a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work fan - a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces fan blade - blade of a rotating fan hub - the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes | |
3. | ![]() aquatic mammal - whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals Cetacea, order Cetacea - an order of Eutheria whale - any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head fluke - either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean blowhole - the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull pod - a group of aquatic mammals |
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blower
[ˈbləʊəʳ] N (Brit) (= telephone) → teléfono mwho's on the blower? → ¿con quién hablas?
get on the blower to them → dales un toque (por teléfono)
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