bell

Noun
  1. A hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck (synset 102827590)
    is a type of:
    subtypes:
    • church bell - a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church)
    • cowbell - a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located
    • death bell, death knell - a bell rung to announce a death
    • dinner bell - a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served
    • electric bell - a bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current
    • fire bell - a bell rung to give a fire alarm
    • school bell - a bell rung to announce beginning or ending of class
    • sheep bell - a bell hung round the neck of a sheep so that the sheep can be easily located
    • shop bell - a bell attached to the door of a small shop; warns the proprietor that a customer has entered the shop
    • cascabel, sleigh bell - a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleigh
    • tocsin, warning bell - a bell used to sound an alarm
    specific instances: liberty bell - the bell of Independence Hall; rung 8 July 1776 to announce the signing of the Declaration of Independence
    has:
    • clapper, tongue - metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
    • sound bow - contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes
  2. A push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed (synset 103227219)
    is a type of: button, push, push button - an electrical switch operated by pressing
    subtypes: night bell - a doorbell to be used at night
    same as: buzzer, doorbell
  3. The sound of a bell being struck (synset 107391844)
    "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"
    is a type of: sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event
    subtypes:
    • knell - the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
    • angelus, angelus bell - the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
    same as: toll
  4. (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. (synset 115252389)
    referred to in: navigation, sailing, seafaring - the work of a sailor
    is a type of: time unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods
    same as: ship's bell
  5. The shape of a bell (synset 113908953)
    is a type of: curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
    same as: bell shape, campana
  6. A phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) (synset 110862171)
    is an instance of: phonetician - a specialist in phonetics
    same as: alexander melville bell, melville bell
  7. English painter;
    Sister of Virginia Woolf;
    Prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) (synset 110861972)
    is an instance of: painter - an artist who paints
    belongs to: bloomsbury group - an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles
    same as: vanessa bell, vanessa stephen
  8. United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) (synset 110861809)
    is an instance of: artificer, discoverer, inventor - someone who is the first to think of or make something
    same as: alexander bell, alexander graham bell
  9. A percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer;
    Used as an orchestral instrument (synset 103020822)
    is a type of: percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
    subtypes:
    • carillon - set of bells hung in a bell tower
    • handbell - a bell that is held in the hand
    same as: chime, gong
  10. The flared opening of a tubular device (synset 102828000)
    is a type of: opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
    is a part of:
    • blunderbuss - a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
    • funnel - a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth
    • wind, wind instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
Verb
  1. Attach a bell to (synset 201299860)
    "bell cows"
    is a type of: attach - cause to be attached

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