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blower
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blow·er  (blr)
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.

blower [ˈbləʊə]
n
1. a mechanical device, such as a fan, that blows
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a low-pressure rotary compressor, esp in a furnace or internal-combustion engine See also supercharger
3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) an informal name for telephone
4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) an informal name for speaking tube
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an informal name for a whale
6. (Mining & Quarrying) Mining a discharge of firedamp from a crevice
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blowerblower - a device that produces a current of air
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.blowerblower - a fan run by an electric motor      
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.blowerblower - large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
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
Translations
blower [ˈbləʊəʳ] N (Brit) (= telephone) → teléfono m
who's on the blower?¿con quién hablas?
get on the blower to themdales un toque(por teléfono)
blower
n
(= device)Gebläse nt
(= glass blower)Glasbläser m
(Brit inf: = telephone) → Telefon nt; to be on the bloweran der Strippe hängen (inf); to get on the blower to somebodyjdn anrufen
blower [ˈbləʊəʳ] n (fam) → telefono
blower [ˈbləʊəʳ] n (fam) → telefono


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