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verb
attach a bell to
“bell cows”
noun
the flared opening of a tubular device
noun
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
noun
English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)
noun
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.
noun
a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)
noun
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
noun
United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
noun
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
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