Definition of bell

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bell - 12 definitions

- noun
1. bell -- a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. doorbell -- a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
synonyms: doorbell, buzzer
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. bell -- the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"
synonyms: toll
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4. bell -- (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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. bell -- the shape of a bell
synonyms: bell shape, campana
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6. Bell -- a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)
synonyms: Bell, Melville Bell, Alexander Melville Bell
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7. Bell -- English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)
synonyms: Bell, Vanessa Bell, Vanessa Stephen
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. Bell -- United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
synonyms: Bell, Alexander Bell, Alexander Graham Bell
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. chime -- a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
synonyms: chime, gong
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10. bell -- the flared opening of a tubular device
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
11. bell -- attach a bell to; "bell cows"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
12. bell, bells -- to provide with a bell
synonyms: bells, belled
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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