Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun concertina

2 senses of concertina

Sense 1
concertina -- (coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle)
       => barbed wire, barbwire -- (strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage)

Sense 2
concertina -- (free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds)
       => free-reed instrument -- (a wind instrument with a free reed)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb concertina

1 sense of concertina

Sense 1
concertina -- (collapse like a concertina)
       => collapse -- (fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand")

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