Associations to the word «Accordion»

Pictures for the word «Accordion»

Wiktionary

ACCORDION, noun. A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind from a squeezed bellows upon free metallic reeds.
ACCORDION, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To fold up, in the manner of an accordion
ACCORDION FILE, noun. A file for storing documents that opens by expanding like an accordion.
ACCORDION FILES, noun. Plural of accordion file
ACCORDION PLAYER, noun. A person who plays the accordion.
ACCORDION PLAYERS, noun. Plural of accordion player
ACCORDION PLEAT, noun. A series of permanent folds of equal width in alternating opposite directions made in fabric, paper, or other material.

Dictionary definition

ACCORDION, noun. A portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player.

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