Bell Meaning

There are 11 meaning(s) for word Bell

Meaning 1 : the shape of a bell

    Synonyms : bell shape,  campana
Meaning 2 : the sound of a bell being struck

    Example : saved by the bell,she heard the distant toll of church bells

    Synonyms : toll
Meaning 3 : a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed

    Synonyms : buzzer,  doorbell
Meaning 4 : English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)

    Synonyms : vanessa bell,  vanessa stephen
Meaning 5 : (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.

    Synonyms : ship's bell
Meaning 6 : a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)

    Synonyms : alexander melville bell,  melville bell
Meaning 7 : a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

    Synonyms : chime,  gong
Meaning 8 : United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)

    Synonyms : alexander bell,  alexander graham bell
Meaning 9 : a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

Meaning 10 : attach a bell to

    Example : bell cows

Meaning 11 : the flared opening of a tubular device

How to Pronounce Bell

  • bɛl


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