BELL

(noun) a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
(noun) the flared opening of a tubular device
(noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
synonyms : chime , gong
(noun) a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
synonyms : buzzer , doorbell
(noun) the sound of a bell being struck
"saved by the bell", "she heard the distant toll of church bells"
synonyms : toll
(noun) United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
synonyms : alexander bell , alexander graham bell
(noun) English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)
synonyms : vanessa bell , vanessa stephen
(noun) a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)
synonyms : alexander melville bell , melville bell
(noun) the shape of a bell
synonyms : bell shape , campana
(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
(verb) attach a bell to
"bell cows"

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