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- Dictionarybell/bɛl/
noun
- 1. a hollow metal object, typically in the shape of a deep inverted cup widening at the lip, that sounds a clear musical note when struck, especially by means of a clapper inside: "the church bells tolled"
- 2. a bell-shaped object or part of something.
verb
- 1. provide with a bell or bells: "the young men were belling and hobbling the horses before releasing them"
- 2. make a ringing sound likened to that of a bell: "the organ was belling away"
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Learn the various meanings and uses of the word bell, from a hollow metallic device that gives off a sound to a verb meaning to flare or roar. See examples, synonyms, phrases, and word history of bell.
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A bell is a hollow object, usually made of metal, that makes a deep ringing sound when it's hit or shaken. In the old days, the sound of a dinner bell meant that it was time to eat.
Learn the meaning of bell as a device, a sound, a shape, or a name. Find out how to say bell in British and American English, and see related words and phrases.
anything in the form of a bell. the large end of a funnel, or the end of a pipe, tube, or any musical wind instrument, when its edge is turned out and enlarged. Architecture.
an electrical device which makes a ringing sound when a button on it is pushed; the sound that it makes, used as a signal or a warning. Ring the bell to see if they're in. The bell's ringing! The bell went for the end of the lesson. An alarm bell went off.
