Bell
[n] a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
[n] the flared opening of a tubular device
[n] a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer
[n] a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
[n] the sound of a bell; "saved by the bell"
[n] American inventor of the telephone (1847-1922)
[n] English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)
[n] the shape of a bell
[n] (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.
[v] attach a bell to; "bell cows"
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Synonyms
Alexander Bell, Alexander Graham Bell, bell shape, buzzer, campana, chime, doorbell, gong, ship's bell, Vanessa Bell, Vanessa Stephen
Related Terms
aerophone, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, arrest, balefire, battery, beacon, beacon fire, bell buoy, bells, blinker, blue peter, bones, bong, buoy, castanets, caution light, celesta, check, checkmate, chime, chimes, church bell, clapper, clappers,