blower

[ bloh-er ]

/ ˈbloʊ ər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR blower ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person or thing that blows.

a machine for supplying air at a moderate pressure, as to supply forced drafts or supercharge and scavenge diesel engines.

snow blower.

Mining. a jet of firedamp issuing from a crevice.

Slang. a braggart.

supercharger.

Chiefly British Slang. a telephone.

Origin of blower

before 900; Middle English; Old English. See blow², -er¹

Words nearby blower

blow-comb, blowdown, blow-dry, blow-dryer, blowed, blower, blowfish, blow fly, blowgun, blow-hard, blowhole

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Example sentences from the Web for blower

The Blower of Bubbles was giving one more proof of his amazing versatility.
The Blower of Bubbles|Arthur Beverley Baxter
The mass of glass was also very heavy for the blower to wield.
The Story of Glass|Sara Ware Bassett
In a second or two the flame caught the wood, and, the blower being down, it blazed fiercely.
Septimus|William J. Locke
It should be noted that the apparatus is of the blower type.
Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants|R. E. Mathot

I was sucked to the side of the ship against the grating over the blower for the exhaust.
Sinking of the Titanic|Various

British Dictionary definitions for blower

blower

/ (ˈbləʊə) /

noun

a mechanical device, such as a fan, that blows

a low-pressure rotary compressor, esp in a furnace or internal-combustion engineSee also supercharger

an informal name for telephone

an informal name for speaking tube

an informal name for a whale 1

mining a discharge of firedamp from a crevice

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	blower
释义	blower [ bloh-er ] / ˈbloʊ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR blower ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that blows. a machine for supplying air at a moderate pressure, as to supply forced drafts or supercharge and scavenge diesel engines. snow blower. Mining. a jet of firedamp issuing from a crevice. Slang. a braggart. supercharger. Chiefly British Slang. a telephone. Origin of blower before 900; Middle English; Old English. See blow², -er¹ Words nearby blower blow-comb, blowdown, blow-dry, blow-dryer, blowed, blower, blowfish, blow fly, blowgun, blow-hard, blowhole Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blower The Blower of Bubbles was giving one more proof of his amazing versatility. The Blower of Bubbles\|Arthur Beverley Baxter The mass of glass was also very heavy for the blower to wield. The Story of Glass\|Sara Ware Bassett In a second or two the flame caught the wood, and, the blower being down, it blazed fiercely. Septimus\|William J. Locke It should be noted that the apparatus is of the blower type. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants\|R. E. Mathot I was sucked to the side of the ship against the grating over the blower for the exhaust. Sinking of the Titanic\|Various British Dictionary definitions for blower blower / (ˈbləʊə) / noun a mechanical device, such as a fan, that blows a low-pressure rotary compressor, esp in a furnace or internal-combustion engineSee also supercharger an informal name for telephone an informal name for speaking tube an informal name for a whale 1 mining a discharge of firedamp from a crevice Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to blower windbag, boaster, blowhard, vaunter, braggadocio, bragger, blusterer, swaggerer
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blower

noun

Origin of blower

Words nearby blower

Example sentences from the Web for blower

British Dictionary definitions for blower

noun

Words related to blower