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bell
Definition:
(nou) a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck (nou) a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed (nou) the sound of a bell being struck (nou) 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. (nou) the shape of a bell (nou) a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) (nou) English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) (nou) United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) (nou) a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument (nou) the flared opening of a tubular device
Phonetic Transcription:
bel
Examples:
This time the local could hear rail grinding and the sound of a pulsating bell.
In the legend, the king was annoyed by the sound of a bell.
I can hear the deep bell calling in the tranquil Sabbath.
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