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[1] a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
[2] the stroke or sound of such an instrument: We rose at the bell.
[3] anything in the form of a bell.
[4] 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.
[5] Architecture . the underlying part of a foliated capital.
[6] Nautical . any of the half-hour units of nautical time rung on the bell of a ship. each individual ring of the bell, counted with others to reckon the time: It is now four bells. a signal on the telegraph of a large power vessel, made between the navigating officers and the engineer.
[7] Zoology . umbrella(def 2) .
[8] Botany . the bell-shaped corolla of a flower.
[9] Metallurgy . a conical lid that seals the top of a blast furnace and lowers to admit a charge.
[10] to cause to swell or expand like a bell (often followed by out ): Belling out the tubes will permit a freer passage of air.
[11] to put a bell on.
[12] to take or have the form of a bell.
[13] Botany . to produce bells; be in bell (said of hops when the seed vessels are forming).
[14] bell the cat . cat(def 19) .
[15] ring a bell , to evoke a memory, especially a vague or partial recollection; remind one of something: His name rings a bell but I can't remember him.
[16] ring someone's bell , to provide what is desired; be satisfactory or successful: This new book just doesn't ring my bell. Slang . to arouse sexually or bring someone to orgasm. Also ring the bell .
[17] saved by the bell , (of a boxer) saved from a knockout by the ringing of a gong signaling the end of a round. (of any person) spared from anticipated trouble by some extraneous event.
[18] with bells on , Informal . eagerly; ready to enjoy oneself: Just say when, and we'll be there with bells on.
[19] to bellow like a stag in rutting time.
[20] to bay, as a hunting dog.
[21] the cry of a rutting stag or hunting dog.
[22] Ac·ton [ak -tuh  n] /ˈæk tən/ , pen name of Anne Brontë.
[23] Alexander Graham, 1847–1922, U.S. scientist, born in Scotland: inventor of the telephone.
[24] (Arthur) Clive (Howard), 1881–1964, English critic of literature and art.
[25] Cur·rer [kur -er] /ˈkɜr ər/ , pen name of Charlotte Brontë.
[26] Ellis, pen name of Emily Brontë.
[27] James Thomas Cool Papa , 1903–91, U.S. baseball player, a Negro Leagues outfielder noted for his speed.
[28] John, 1797–1869, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1834–35.
[29] a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
[30] a hollow, usually metal, cup-shaped instrument that emits a musical ringing sound when struck, often by a clapper hanging inside it
[31] the sound made by such an instrument or device, as for showing the hours or marking the beginning or end of a period of time
[32] an electrical device that rings or buzzes as a signal
[33] the bowl-shaped termination of the tube of certain musical wind instruments, such as the trumpet or oboe
[34] any musical percussion instrument emitting a ringing tone, such as a glockenspiel, one of a set of hand bells, etc Compare chime 1 (def. 3)
[35] nautical a signal rung on a ship's bell to count the number of half-hour intervals during each of six four-hour watches reckoned from midnight. Thus, one bell may signify 12.30, 4.30, or 8.30 a.m. or p.m
[36] See diving bell
[37] biology a structure resembling a bell in shape, such as the corolla of certain flowers or the body of a jellyfish
[38] British slang a telephone call (esp in the phrase give someone a bell )
[39] beat seven bells out of or knock seven bells out of British informal to give a severe beating to
[40] bell, book, and candle instruments used formerly in excommunications and other ecclesiastical acts informal the solemn ritual ratification of such acts
[41] ring a bell to sound familiar; recall to the mind something previously experienced, esp indistinctly
[42] sound as a bell in perfect condition
[43] the bells the ringing of bells, in a church or other public building, at midnight on December 31st, symbolizing the beginning of a new year
[44] to be or cause to be shaped like a bell
[45] (tr) to attach a bell or bells to
[46] bell the cat to undertake a dangerous mission
[47] a bellowing or baying cry, esp that of a hound or a male deer in rut
[48] to utter (such a cry)
[49] Acton , Currer (ˈkʌrə), and Ellis . pen names of the sisters Anne, Charlotte, and Emily Brontë See Brontë
[50] Alexander Graham . 1847–1922, US scientist, born in Scotland, who invented the telephone (1876)
[51] Sir Francis Henry Dillon . 1851–1936, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1925)
[52] Gertrude (Margaret Lowthian ). 1868–1926, British traveller, writer, and diplomat; secretary to the British High Commissioner in Baghdad (1917–26)
[53] Joshua. born 1967, US violinist
[54] Dame (Susan ) Jocelyn , married name Jocelyn Burnell , born 1943, British radio astronomer, who discovered the first pulsar
[55] Vanessa , original name Vanessa Stephen . 1879–1961, British painter; a member of the Bloomsbury group, sister of Virginia Woolf and wife of the art critic Clive Bell (1881–1964)

Words related to Bell

buzzer, siren, gong, ringer, alarm, buzz, tocsin, ding-dong, peal, toll, carillon, chime, curfew, vesper, clapper, dinger, tintinnabulum

Words nearby Bell

belitung, belive, belize, belize city, belizean, bell, bell arch, bell beaker, bell book, bell bronze, bell buoy

Origin of Bell

21275–1325; Middle English bellen, Old English bellan to roar; cognate with Old High German bellan (German bellen to bark), Middle Dutch bellen, belen, Old Norse belja; akin to Lithuanian bal̃sas voice, Sanskrit bhaṣ- bark, bhāṣ- speak. See bellow, belch

Other words from Bell

bell-less , adjective

Word origin for Bell

Old English bellan ; related to Old Norse belja to bellow, Old High German bellan to roar, Sanskrit bhāsate he talks; see bellow

Synonyms for Bell

Vesper, alarm, buzz, buzzer, carillon, chime, clapper, curfew, ding-dong, gong, peal, ringer, siren, tocsin, toll, dinger, tintinnabulum