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blower

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: blower

1
 n
a device that produces a current of air
2
 n
large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: blower
1

n a device that produces a current of air

Types:
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
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
Type of:
device
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

n a fan run by an electric motor

Synonyms:
electric fan
Type of:
fan
a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
2

n large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals

Synonyms:
cetacean, cetacean mammal
Types:
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whale
any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
baleen whale, whalebone whale
whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
toothed whale
any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.
Monodon monoceros, narwal, narwhal, narwhale
small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
spouter
a spouting whale
Type of:
aquatic mammal
whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals
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