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(verb) attach a bell to; "bell cows" |
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Related Words: attach |
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(noun) a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck |
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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 |
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(noun) the flared opening of a tubular device |
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Related Words: opening |
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(noun) the sound of a bell: "saved by the bell" |
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Related Words: angelus, angelus bell, knell, sound |
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(noun) (1847-1922) American inventor of the telephone |
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Synonyms: Alexander Bell, Alexander Graham Bell |
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Related Words: artificer, discoverer, inventor |
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(noun) the shape of a bell |
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Synonyms: bell shape, campana |
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Related Words: curve, curved shape |
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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. |
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Synonyms: ship's bell |
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Related Words: time unit, unit of time |
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(noun) a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer |
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Synonyms: chime, gong |
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Related Words: carillon, handbell, percussion instrument, percussive instrument |
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(noun) a push button at an outer door |
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Synonyms: buzzer, doorbell |
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Related Words: button, night bell, push, push button |
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