bell is the dictionary form of bells Definition of bell
bell has definitions from the fields of music,electricity,nautical,fine art,linguistics,phonetics
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[ noun ] a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
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[ noun ] (electricity) a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed

Synonyms

doorbell buzzer

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 58
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[ noun ] the sound of a bell being struck

Synonyms

toll

Examples

"saved by the bell" "she heard the distant toll of church bells"

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[ verb ] attach a bell to

Examples

"bell cows"

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[ noun ] (fine art) English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)
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[ noun ] (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

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[ noun ] United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
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[ noun ] the shape of a bell

Synonyms

campana bell_shape

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[ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 3143
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[ noun ] (music) a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer

Synonyms

gong chime

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[ noun ] the flared opening of a tubular device
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