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Definition of 'BELL'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) bell
a hollow metal instrument, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, that produces a ringing sound when struck.

2.  bell
any device, as an electronic circuit, that produces a similar sound.

3.  bell
the stroke or sound of a bell.

4.  bell
something having the form of a bell, as the flared end of a musical wind instrument.

5.  bell
any of the half-hour units of nautical time rung on the bell of a ship.

6. (v.t.) bell
to cause to flare like a bell.

7.  bell
to put a bell on.

8. (v.i.) bell
to take or have the form of a bell.

9.  bell
bell the cat, to attempt something dangerous or daring.

10.  bell
eagerly; ready to enjoy oneself.

11. (v.i.) bell
to bellow; bay.

12. (n.) bell
a bellowing or baying sound, esp. of a stag in rut or a hunting dog.

13. (n.) Bell
Alexander Graham, 1847–1922, U.S. scientist, born in Scotland: inventor of the telephone.

Etymology: (1725–35)

Definition of 'BELL'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) bell
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

2. (noun) doorbell, bell, buzzer
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed

3. (noun) bell, toll
the sound of a bell being struck
"saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"

4. (noun) bell, ship's 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.

5. (noun) bell, bell shape, campana
the shape of a bell

6. (noun) Bell, Melville Bell, Alexander Melville Bell
a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)

7. (noun) Bell, Vanessa Bell, Vanessa Stephen
English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)

8. (noun) Bell, Alexander Bell, Alexander Graham Bell
United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)

9. (noun) chime, bell, gong
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

10. (verb) bell
the flared opening of a tubular device

11. (verb) bell
attach a bell to
"bell cows"

Definition of 'BELL'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) bell
a metal object that rings when it is hit
church bells

2. bell
an electronic device that produces a ringing tone
an alarm bell

Definition of 'BELL'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) BELL
a hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck

2. (noun) BELL
a hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose ball which causes it to sound when moved

3. (noun) BELL
anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a flower

4. (noun) BELL
that part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital

5. (noun) BELL
the strikes of the bell which mark the time; or the time so designated

6. (verb) BELL
to put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat

7. (verb) BELL
to make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube

8. (verb) BELL
to develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom; as, hops bell

9. (verb) BELL
to utter by bellowing

10. (verb) BELL
to call or bellow, as the deer in rutting time; to make a bellowing sound; to roar

Translation of 'BELL'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a hollow object, usually of metal, which gives a ringing sound when struck by the clapper inside church bells.
Afrikaans: klok	Arabic: جَرَس	Bulgarian: камбана
Brazilian: sino	Czech: zvon(ek)	German: die Glocke
Danish: klokke	Greek: καμπάνα	Spanish: campana
Estonian: kell	Farsi: ناقوس؛ زنگوله	Finnish: kello
French: cloche	Hebrew: פַּעֲמוֹן	Hindi: घंटा
Croatian: zvono	Hungarian: harang	Indonesian: lonceng
Icelandic: klukka, bjalla	Italian: campana	Japanese: 鐘
Korean: 종, 벨	Lithuanian: varpas	Latvian: zvans
Malay: loceng	Dutch: klok	Norwegian: klokke, bjelle
Polish: dzwon	Persian: زنگ؛ زنگوله	Pashto: زنګ، کښکړی
Portuguese: sino	Romanian: clopot	Russian: колокол
Slovak: zvon	Slovenian: zvon	Serbian: zvono
Swedish: klocka, bjällra	Thai: ระฆัง; กระดิ่ง	Turkish: çan
Taiwanese: 鐘	Ukrainian: дзвін; дзвоник	Urdu: گھنٹی
Vietnamese: cái chuông	Chinese: 钟
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