bell bell /ˈbɛl/

noun

1. () A hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck  ( bell )
   a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
     The church bell chimed, signaling the start of the service.
   The church bell chimed, signaling the start of the service.
   
   
2. () A push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed  ( buzzer , doorbell , bell )
   a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
    The doorbell rang just as we were about to sit down for dinner
   The doorbell rang just as we were about to sit down for dinner
   
   
3. () The sound of a bell being struck  ( toll , bell )
   the sound of a bell being struck
    Saved by the bell
   saved by the bell
    She heard the distant toll of church bells
   she heard the distant toll of church bells
   
4. The flared opening of a tubular device  ( bell )
   the flared opening of a tubular device
   
5. A percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument  ( bell , chime , gong )
   a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
    The gong created a dramatic sound in the orchestra
   The gong created a dramatic sound in the orchestra
   
   
6. The shape of a bell  ( bell , bell shape , campana )
   the shape of a bell
   
   
7. (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.  ( bell , ship's bell )
   (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.
   
   

verb

1. Attach a bell to  ( bell )
   attach a bell to
    Bell cows
   bell cows
   

 Bell

noun

1. United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)  ( Alexander Bell , Alexander Graham Bell , Bell )
   United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
   
   
2. English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)  ( Bell , Vanessa Bell , Vanessa Stephen )
   English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)
   
   
3. A phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)  ( Alexander Melville Bell , Bell , Melville Bell )
   a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)