KNELL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
    Hypernyms(s) knell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

KNELL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Ring the bells
    • My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church
    Hypernyms(s) knell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Cause(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • ring as in announcing death
    Hypernyms(s) knell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)