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bell

noun
  1. a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
  2. the flared opening of a tubular device
  3. a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer
    chime
  4. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
    buzzer
  5. the sound of a bell being struck
    “saved by the bell”
    toll
  6. the shape of a bell
    bell shapecampana
  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.”
    ship's bell
verb
  1. to attach a bell to
    “They belled the cows to keep track of them.”