BELL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
   Hypernyms(s) bell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • acoustic device (what does acoustic device mean?)
   • signaling device (what does signaling device mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • church bell (what does church bell mean?)
   • cowbell (what does cowbell mean?)
   • death knell (what does death knell mean?)
   • death bell (what does death bell mean?)
   • dinner bell (what does dinner bell mean?)
   • electric bell (what does electric bell mean?)
   • fire bell (what does fire bell mean?)
   • Liberty Bell (what does Liberty Bell mean?)
   • school bell (what does school bell mean?)
   • sheep bell (what does sheep bell mean?)
   • shop bell (what does shop bell mean?)
   • sleigh bell (what does sleigh bell mean?)
   • cascabel (what does cascabel mean?)
   • tocsin (what does tocsin mean?)
   • warning bell (what does warning bell mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bell (what does bell mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the flared opening of a tubular device
   Hypernyms(s) bell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • opening (what does opening mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer
   Synonym(s)
   • chime (what does chime mean?)
   • gong (what does gong mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) bell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • percussion instrument (what does percussion instrument mean?)
   • percussive instrument (what does percussive instrument mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • carillon (what does carillon mean?)
   • handbell (what does handbell mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gong (what does gong mean?)
   • chime (what does chime mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
   Synonym(s)
   • buzzer (what does buzzer mean?)
   • doorbell (what does doorbell mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) bell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • push button (what does push button mean?)
   • push (what does push mean?)
   • button (what does button mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • night bell (what does night bell mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • buzz (what does buzz mean?)
   • bombinate (what does bombinate mean?)
   • bombilate (what does bombilate mean?)
   • buzz (what does buzz mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the sound of a bell being struck
   Synonym(s)
   • toll (what does toll mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • saved by the bell
   • she heard the distant toll of church bells
   Hypernyms(s) bell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • knell (what does knell mean?)
   • angelus bell (what does angelus bell mean?)
   • angelus (what does angelus mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • toll (what does toll mean?)
   • bell (what does bell mean?)
6. Meaning
   • United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
   Synonym(s)
   • Alexander Bell (what does Alexander Bell mean?)
   • Alexander Graham Bell (what does Alexander Graham Bell mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Bell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inventor (what does inventor mean?)
   • discoverer (what does discoverer mean?)
   • artificer (what does artificer mean?)
7. Meaning
   • English painter
   • sister of Virginia Woolf
   • prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)
   Synonym(s)
   • Vanessa Bell (what does Vanessa Bell mean?)
   • Vanessa Stephen (what does Vanessa Stephen mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Bell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • painter (what does painter mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)
   Synonym(s)
   • Alexander Melville Bell (what does Alexander Melville Bell mean?)
   • Melville Bell (what does Melville Bell mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Bell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • phonetician (what does phonetician mean?)
9. Meaning
   • the shape of a bell
   Synonym(s)
   • bell shape (what does bell shape mean?)
   • campana (what does campana mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) bell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • curved shape (what does curved shape mean?)
10. Meaning
    • (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.
    Synonym(s)
    • ship’s bell (what does ship’s bell mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) bell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • time unit (what does time unit mean?)
    • unit of time (what does unit of time mean?)

BELL as VERB

1. Meaning
   • attach a bell to
   Usage Example(s)
   • bell cows
   Hypernyms(s) bell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attach (what does attach mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bell (what does bell mean?)
   • toll (what does toll mean?)
   • bell (what does bell mean?)