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BLOWER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
Synonyms:
blower; cetacean; cetacean mammal
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("blower" is a kind of...):
aquatic mammal (whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals)
Meronyms (parts of "blower"):
fluke (either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean)
blowhole (the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blower"):
whale (any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head)
Holonyms ("blower" is a member of...):
Cetacea; order Cetacea (an order of Eutheria)
pod (a group of aquatic mammals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A device that produces a current of air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("blower" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blower"):
bellows ((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)
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)
Derivation:
blow (cause to move by means of an air current)
blow (cause air to go in, on, or through)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A fan run by an electric motor
Synonyms:
blower; electric fan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("blower" is a kind of...):
fan (a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces)
Meronyms (parts of "blower"):
electric motor (a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work)
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)
Derivation:
blow (cause to move by means of an air current)
blow (cause air to go in, on, or through)
