Bell
nounNoun
the sound of a bell being struck
“saved by the bell”
“she heard the distant toll of church bells”
Similar:TollType of:Soundthe shape of a bell
Similar:CampanaType of:Curvea push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
Similar:BuzzerDoorbellType of:ButtonPush(nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)
a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)
United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
the flared opening of a tubular device
Type of:Opening
Verb
attach a bell to
“bell cows”
Type of:Attach
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