bell

1. (verb) attach a bell to; "bell cows"
Related Words: attach

2. (noun) a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
Related Words: Liberty Bell, acoustic device, cascabel, church bell, cowbell, death bell, death knell, dinner bell, electric bell, fire bell, school bell, sheep bell, shop bell, sleigh bell, tocsin, warning bell

3. (noun) the flared opening of a tubular device
Related Words: opening

4. (noun) the sound of a bell: "saved by the bell"
Related Words: angelus, angelus bell, knell, sound

5. (noun) (1847-1922) American inventor of the telephone
Synonyms: Alexander Bell, Alexander Graham Bell
Related Words: artificer, discoverer, inventor

6. (noun) the shape of a bell
Synonyms: bell shape, campana
Related Words: curve, curved shape

7. (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
Related Words: time unit, unit of time

8. (noun) a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer
Synonyms: chime, gong
Related Words: carillon, handbell, percussion instrument, percussive instrument

9. (noun) a push button at an outer door
Synonyms: buzzer, doorbell
Related Words: button, night bell, push, push button



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