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bell / Bell > 11 senses
NOUN1bellA hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
2bell, doorbell, buzzerA push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
3bell, tollThe sound of a bell being struck
4bell, ship's bell(nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell
5bell, bell shape, campanaThe shape of a bell
6Bell, Melville Bell, Alexander Melville BellA phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)
7Bell, Vanessa Bell, Vanessa StephenEnglish painter
8Bell, Alexander Bell, Alexander Graham BellUnited States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
9bell, chime, gongA percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer
10bellThe flared opening of a tubular device
VERB1bellAttach a bell to
bell / Bell > pronunciation
Soundsbeh'l
RhymesAix-la-Chapelle, barbell, bel / Bel, and 89 more rhymes in ehl at the HyperDic website...
bell > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck.
Partsclapper, tongue; sound bow
Narrowerchurch bell; cowbell; death knell, death bell; dinner bell; electric bell; fire bell; Liberty Bell; school bell; sheep bell; shop bell; sleigh bell, cascabel; tocsin, warning bell
Broaderacoustic device; signaling device
Verbsbell
bell > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed.
Synonymsdoorbell, buzzer
Narrowernight bell
Broaderpush button, push, button
bell > noun 3, event
MeaningThe sound of a bell being struck.
Examples"saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"
Synonymstoll
Narrowerknell; angelus bell, angelus
Broadersound
Verbsbell
bell > noun 4, time
Meaning(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.
Synonymsship's bell
Categoryseafaring, navigation, sailing
Broadertime unit, unit of time
bell > noun 5, shape
MeaningThe shape of a bell.
Synonymsbell shape, campana
Broadercurve, curved shape
Bell > noun 6, person
MeaningA phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905).
SynonymsMelville Bell, Alexander Melville Bell
Broaderphonetician
Bell > noun 7, person
MeaningEnglish painter. Sister of Virginia Woolf. Prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961).
SynonymsVanessa Bell, Vanessa Stephen
Member ofBloomsbury Group
Broaderpainter
Bell > noun 8, person
MeaningUnited States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922).
SynonymsAlexander Bell, Alexander Graham Bell
Broaderinventor, discoverer, artificer
bell > noun 9, artifact
MeaningA percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer.
Synonymschime, gong
Narrowercarillon; handbell
Broaderpercussion instrument, percussive instrument
bell > noun 10, artifact
MeaningThe flared opening of a tubular device.
Part ofblunderbuss; funnel; wind instrument, wind
Broaderopening
bell > verb, contact
MeaningAttach a bell to.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"bell cows"
Broaderattach
Nounsbell; bell

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