Concertina Definition

kŏnsər-tēnə
noun
A musical instrument similar to an accordion but smaller and with buttons instead of a keyboard.
Webster's New World
Something resembling a concertina, such as a folded book, a bus door or a set of picture frames that are folded together.
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Coiled barbed wire for use as an obstacle.
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A type of booklet label, consisting of up to 32 pages of booklet as an insert.
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verb

To become compressed into a shape reminiscent of a concertina.

The car concertinaed into the wall.
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To be drawn closer and farther apart repeatedly, or up and down, as if situated on a working concertina's folds.
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Other Word Forms of Concertina

Noun

Singular:
concertina
Plural:
concertinas

Origin of Concertina

  • concert Italian -ina feminine diminutive suff.

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Concertina Sentence Examples

  • At one such event he bought an old concertina, and he has been playing for dancing ever since.

  • I get them to draw strips onto blank paper the width of their ruler and then make a concertina.

  • The Coppers then suddenly grew 5 or 6 tracks of Bob Copper recorded in more recent times, accompanying himself on the English concertina.

  • Starting at one end, unfold the first concertina and line up the edge of the paper with the line on the ceiling.

  • The audience listened spellbound as the band played songs with their original introductions, many accompanied by duet concertina.

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

ANAINA

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Words Starting With C and Ending With A

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With C10 Letter Words Ending With A