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- Dictionarybell/bɛl/
noun
- 1. a hollow metal object, typically in the shape of a deep inverted cup widening at the lip, that sounds a clear musical note when struck, especially by means of a clapper inside: "the church bells tolled"
- 2. a bell-shaped object or part of something.
verb
- 1. provide with a bell or bells: "the young men were belling and hobbling the horses before releasing them"
- 2. make a ringing sound likened to that of a bell: "the organ was belling away"
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1. a. : a hollow metallic device that gives off a reverberating sound when struck. b. : doorbell. 2. a. : the sounding of a bell as a signal. b. : a stroke of a bell (as on shipboard) to indicate the time. also : the time so indicated. c. : a half hour period of a watch on shipboard indicated by the strokes of a bell see Ship's Bells Table. 3.
BELL definition: 1. an electrical device that makes a ringing sound when you press a button: 2. a hollow metal…. Learn more.
What is a basic definition of bell? A bell is a hollow instrument, usually resembling a hollow cup with a flaring mouth and made out of metal. Bell is also the sound that this object makes.
A bell is a device that makes a ringing sound and is used to give a signal or to attract people's attention. I had just enough time to finish eating before the bell rang and I was off to my first class.
an electrical device which makes a ringing sound when a button on it is pushed; the sound that it makes, used as a signal or a warning. Ring the bell to see if they're in. The bell's ringing! The bell went for the end of the lesson. An alarm bell went off.
A bell is a hollow object, usually made of metal, that makes a deep ringing sound when it's hit or shaken. In the old days, the sound of a dinner bell meant that it was time to eat.
any of the half-hour units of nautical time rung on the bell of a ship. each individual ring of the bell, counted with others to reckon the time: It is now four bells. a signal on the telegraph of a large power vessel, made between the navigating officers and the engineer.
bell. noun. /bɛl/. a hollow metal object, often shaped like a cup, that makes a ringing sound when hit by a small piece of metal inside it; the sound that it makes A peal of church bells rang out in the distance. a bicycle bell His voice came down the line as clear as a bell. the bell of a trumpet (= the bell-shaped part at the end of it) a ...
Bell definition: A hollow metal musical instrument, usually cup-shaped with a flared opening, that emits a metallic tone when struck.
1. A hollow metal musical instrument, usually cup-shaped with a flared opening, that emits a metallic tone when struck. 2. Something resembling such an instrument in shape or sound, as: a. The round, flared opening of a wind instrument at the opposite end from the mouthpiece.
