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bell

nounverb /bɛl/ 1 syllables 4 letters Scrabble 6 WWF 9
Definitions
noun

the shape of a bell

verb

attach a bell to

“bell cows”

noun

the flared opening of a tubular device

noun

the sound of a bell being struck

“saved by the bell”

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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