bell
1. a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck (Freq. 9)
• Hypernyms:
acoustic device, signaling device
• Hyponyms:
church bell, cowbell, death knell, death bell, dinner bell,
electric bell, fire bell, school bell, sheep bell, shop bell, sleigh bell,
cascabel, tocsin, warning bell
• Instance Hyponyms:
Liberty Bell
• Part Meronyms:
clapper, tongue, sound bow
2. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
doorbell, buzzer
• Derivationally related forms:
buzz (for: buzzer)
• Hypernyms:
push button, push, button
• Hyponyms:
night bell
3. the sound of a bell being struck (Freq. 1)
- saved by the bell
- she heard the distant toll of church bells
• Syn:
toll
• Derivationally related forms:
toll (for: toll)
• Hypernyms:
sound
• Hyponyms:
knell, angelus bell, angelus
4. (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.
• Syn:
ship's bell
• Topics:
seafaring, navigation, sailing
• Hypernyms:
time unit, unit of time
5. the shape of a bell
• Syn:
bell shape, campana
• Derivationally related forms:
campanular (for: campana)
• Hypernyms:
curve, curved shape
6. a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer;
used as an orchestral instrument
• Syn:
chime, gong
• Derivationally related forms:
gong (for: gong), chime (for: chime)
• Hypernyms:
percussion instrument, percussive instrument
• Hyponyms:
carillon, handbell
7. the flared opening of a tubular device
• Hypernyms:
opening
• Part Holonyms:
wind instrument, wind, funnel, blunderbuss
attach a bell to
- bell cows
• Hypernyms:
attach
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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