bell
[verb]
Synonyms: ring, bong, chime, knell, peal, toll

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Bell, Al‧ex‧an‧der Gra‧ham /ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəʳ ˈɡreɪəm $ -ˈzæn-/
(1847–1922) a Scottish scientist and inventor who lived in the US, best known for inventing the telephone in 1876. He also started the Bell Telephone Company.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

bell S2 W3 /bel/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: belle]

1. a piece of electrical equipment that makes a ringing sound, used as a signal or to get someone’s attention
ring/press the bell
He rang the bell and waited for someone to answer the door.
She walked up the path and rang the door bell.
a bell rings/goes
The bell went and everyone rushed out of the classroom.

2.
a hollow metal object like a cup with a piece of metal hanging inside it, that makes a ringing noise when it moves or you shake it:
church bells

3. give somebody a bell British English spoken to telephone someone:
I must give Vicky a bell later.

4. something that is shaped like a bell:
the bell of a flower
⇒ alarm bells ring at alarm¹(5), ⇒ as clear as a bell at clear¹(10), ⇒ diving bell, ⇒ ring a bell at ring²(4)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

bell
noun
I. hollow metal object that rings
ADJ. church, temple | wedding (often figurative) The two of them went everywhere together and their friends could already hear wedding bells (= were sure they would get married).
cow | distant
VERB + BELL ring | hear
BELL + VERB chime, clang, jangle, peal, ring (out), sound, tinkle, toll The bells on the harness tinkled softly. The church bells tolled for Evensong.
BELL + NOUN tower | pull, rope
PHRASES a chime of bells the faint chime of bells
a peal of bells She heard a peal of church bells.
a sound of bells The sound of bells echoed across the valley.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

bell
II. other object that rings
ADJ. bicycle, door (also doorbell) | dinner, school | electric | alarm, warning (often figurative) Alarm bells were ringing inside Stuart's head.
VERB + BELL press, ring, sound | answer She hurried to answer the doorbell.
BELL + VERB go, ring, sound The school bell goes at three every afternoon.
BELL + NOUN push

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

bell

a bell rings
I could hear the church bells ringing in the distance.
ring a bell
He was ringing a big brass bell.
a bell rings out (=it rings loudly)
The bells rang out to celebrate the end of the war.
a bell sounds
Somewhere across the valley a bell sounded.
a bell chimes (=it rings a certain number of times, in order to tell you the time of day)
The bells began to chime, calling people to church.
a bell tolls (=it slowly rings with a long low sound, when someone has died)
The church bell was tolling mournfully as the carriage entered the cemetery gate.
a bell tinkles (=a small bell rings with a gentle high sound)
We were sleeping under the stars, camel bells tinkling in a cool breeze.
a church bell
She woke on Sunday morning to the sound of church bells.
wedding bells (=rung when people marry in a church)
Mark and Bridget seem very happy and we expect to hear wedding bells soon.
a peal of bells (=the sound of bells being rung several times)
From the temple he could hear the peal of bells.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

bell
̈ɪbel
See: ring a bell , with bells on

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