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Definitions for Bells

[1] Informal . bell-bottom(def 2) .
[2] 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.
[3] the stroke or sound of such an instrument: We rose at the bell.
[4] anything in the form of a bell.
[5] 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.
[6] Architecture . the underlying part of a foliated capital.
[7] 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.
[8] Zoology . umbrella(def 2) .
[9] Botany . the bell-shaped corolla of a flower.
[10] Metallurgy . a conical lid that seals the top of a blast furnace and lowers to admit a charge.
[11] to cause to swell or expand like a bell (often followed by out ): Belling out the tubes will permit a freer passage of air.
[12] to put a bell on.
[13] to take or have the form of a bell.
[14] Botany . to produce bells; be in bell (said of hops when the seed vessels are forming).
[15] to bellow like a stag in rutting time.
[16] to bay, as a hunting dog.
[17] the cry of a rutting stag or hunting dog.
[18] Ac·ton [ak -tuh  n] /ˈæk tən/ , pen name of Anne Brontë.
[19] Alexander Graham, 1847–1922, U.S. scientist, born in Scotland: inventor of the telephone.
[20] (Arthur) Clive (Howard), 1881–1964, English critic of literature and art.
[21] Cur·rer [kur -er] /ˈkɜr ər/ , pen name of Charlotte Brontë.
[22] Ellis, pen name of Emily Brontë.
[23] James Thomas Cool Papa , 1903–91, U.S. baseball player, a Negro Leagues outfielder noted for his speed.
[24] John, 1797–1869, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1834–35.
[25] a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
[26] a hollow, usually metal, cup-shaped instrument that emits a musical ringing sound when struck, often by a clapper hanging inside it
[27] 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
[28] an electrical device that rings or buzzes as a signal
[29] the bowl-shaped termination of the tube of certain musical wind instruments, such as the trumpet or oboe
[30] 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)
[31] 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
[32] See diving bell
[33] biology a structure resembling a bell in shape, such as the corolla of certain flowers or the body of a jellyfish
[34] British slang a telephone call (esp in the phrase give someone a bell )
[35] beat seven bells out of or knock seven bells out of British informal to give a severe beating to
[36] bell, book, and candle instruments used formerly in excommunications and other ecclesiastical acts informal the solemn ritual ratification of such acts
[37] ring a bell to sound familiar; recall to the mind something previously experienced, esp indistinctly
[38] sound as a bell in perfect condition
[39] 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
[40] to be or cause to be shaped like a bell
[41] (tr) to attach a bell or bells to
[42] bell the cat to undertake a dangerous mission
[43] a bellowing or baying cry, esp that of a hound or a male deer in rut
[44] to utter (such a cry)
[45] Acton , Currer (ˈkʌrə), and Ellis . pen names of the sisters Anne, Charlotte, and Emily Brontë See Brontë
[46] Alexander Graham . 1847–1922, US scientist, born in Scotland, who invented the telephone (1876)
[47] Sir Francis Henry Dillon . 1851–1936, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1925)
[48] Gertrude (Margaret Lowthian ). 1868–1926, British traveller, writer, and diplomat; secretary to the British High Commissioner in Baghdad (1917–26)
[49] Joshua. born 1967, US violinist
[50] Dame (Susan ) Jocelyn , married name Jocelyn Burnell , born 1943, British radio astronomer, who discovered the first pulsar
[51] 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 Bells

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

Words nearby Bells

bellow, bellows, bellows fish, bellperson, bellpull, bells, bells and whistles, bells of ireland, bellwether, bellwood, bellwort

Origin of Bells

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 Bells

bell-less , adjective

Word origin for Bells

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

Synonyms for Bells

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