bell
- noun
- /bɛl/
- The cry of seagulls and the tinkling of tram bells are San Francisco.
- bells ring
- ringing of bells
- sound of bells
Still clear as a bell and speed.
- Still clear as a bell and speed.
- And that is going to set off the ringing bell for earning season.
- I'm not trying to hurt nobody's feelings there, but damn, phone bells won't be ringing.
- Before you consider ringing that bell, go one more hour.
- That ship has sailed, that bell has been rung, that teacup has broken.
- You know, this screaming bell, like it, it just keeps going and going.
- That does it for me on the closing bells over and over and over.
- Oh, that's pretty Jingle Bells ringing in my ear.
- And this friend had come to classes earlier and had ringed a bell and quit.
Examples
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Every time you ring the bell, you get the food.
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Then, thrilling the air, there came the nostalgic chime of church bells, almost under their window.
Fiction book (1990) -
John Ireland heard the sound of a bell above the rushing water.
Fiction book (1991) -
Choirs will sing and the joy bells will ring.
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The beam stops on a ringing bell that hangs several feet in the air.
Fiction book (1990) -
We climb the tower to the chime of bells, now the home of innumerable pigeons.
Academic text (2011) -
According to folklore convention, the ringing of church bells forced the trolls to release their human captives.
Academic text (1995) -
We heard the beautiful sound of the bell ringing in the quiet church.
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As the clock struck noon, the bell announced the arrival of lunchtime.
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The bell chimed melodiously, signaling the start of the festival.
Synonyms
A noise you can hear
The sound a bell or phone makes when struck
A clear loud sound a bell or similar thing makes when hit
A clear musical ringing sound made by a bell or a set of bells
The slow deep sound a bell makes when hit
A short, sharp high sound like metal being struck
A light clear ringing sound like a small bell
A deep sound a large bell or clock makes when it rings
A light, clear ringing sound like a small bell or glass
A repeated ringing sound a bell makes
A sound made by bells during a ceremony or musical performance
A short high sound made by a phone or microwave
A deep long sound like thunder or large bells
A light high ringing sound from a small bell
A light ringing sound made by bells or wind chimes
Clear ringing sounds that bells make
Making short, high ringing sounds like small bells
A short bell sound on a phone or app that signals a message
A short sharp ringing sound made when metal or glass hits something
Idioms
- Informal
To try to undo something after it has happened and cannot be changed
Compounds
- Specialized
A curved line on a graph showing most results near the average and fewer at the ends
- Archaic
Trousers with legs that get wider from the knee down, often worn in the 1960s and 1970s
- Specialized
A glass cover shaped like a bell used to protect fragile things like clocks or small objects
- Specialized
A strong chamber with an open bottom filled with air that carries people or equipment underwater for work
- Specialized
A curve shaped like a bell that shows most values near the average
- Specialized
A large bell-shaped oven that heats steel strips to remove hardening and make them softer
- Specialized
A furnace that covers steel strips with a bell-shaped hood to make them softer
- Specialized
An arch with a rounded top that rests on stones sticking out from a wall like a bell
A small European shrub with thin needle-like leaves and bell-shaped purple or pink flowers
- UK
A tall plant with clusters of large pink-purple tube-like flowers and leaves poisonous to farm animals
- South African
A small African shrub with long hanging stems and yellow flowers that smell sweet
- Archaic
A small electric bell that rings to tell someone about an incoming phone call
A decorative thing of metal, glass or clay that hangs and makes a soft tinkling sound in wind
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Etymology
Bell likely comes from the ringing sound itself, so it can mean the clear 'ring' you hear when a bell is hit.