bell

/bˈɛl/

/ˈbɛɫ/

[noun] [verb]

Bell

[NOUN]

a metal cup-shaped object with a separate piece of metal hanging inside that makes a ringing noise when it moves

a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed

synonyms : buzzer

doorbell

the sound of a bell being struck

synonyms : toll

the flared opening of a tubular device

a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

synonyms : chime

gong

United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)

synonyms : Alexander Bell

Alexander Graham Bell

English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)

synonyms : Vanessa Bell

Vanessa Stephen

a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)

synonyms : Alexander Melville Bell

Melville Bell

the shape of a bell

synonyms : bell shape

campana

(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.

synonyms : ship's bell

to bell

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

attach a bell to

Examples

1. The name rings a bell.

2. The bell sounded for dinner.

3. Saved by the bell.

4. This should ring alarm bells in all European countries and the United States.

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