bell (original) (raw)
Meaning of bell in English
bell noun [C] (MUSIC)
bell noun [C] (SHAPE)
Idioms
bell verb (PUT BELL ON)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
bell verb (PHONE)
Bell me when you're ready, OK?
I belled him on his mobile.
bell verb (SHAPE)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Idiom
(Definition of bell from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of bell
bell
Whole bells make up 11.2% of the copper assemblage, while miscast bells represent 14.4% of the assemblage at that site.
Many of the bells contained clappers, suggesting that they were being made as functional bells, not simply tinklers.
The intricate designs of the bells indicate that their appearance, perhaps even more than their sound, was their most important aspect.
Two bells have zoomorphic designs and are connected with cotton threads.
The strings were less than 1 mm in diameter and likely attached the bells to clothing.
The failed bells may be a result of producers' experimenting with smaller sizes of bells, often with unsuccessful results.
The second and third bells enter after three measures, followed by the fourth and fifth bells in the next measure.
I didn't hear the bells ring or whatever.
They can be identi®ed from the founders' marks on the bells themselves.
Unexpected knockabout humour is supplied in the form of woozy clarinet chirps, bells up.
Even the sky is building to thunder; and it is impossible to believe other than that, in the church spire, the bells are pealing discordantly.
European states usurped church bells for dynastic celebrations, military victories and national festivals.
If no one knew for whom the bells were tolling, much of their value as information was lost.
In a more secular society, church bells and other religious signals lost their significance for many people.
Participation in religious services and processions marked by bells and singing helped shape a spiritual community that was also a local one.
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Collocations with bell
These are words often used in combination with bell.
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All lead up to a partitioned room where the bell rope hangs through a hole in the ceiling.
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The church installed a brass bell in its steeple.
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A cast bronze bell was installed in the tower in 1904.
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Translations of bell
in Chinese (Traditional)
（電）門鈴, 鐘, 鈴…
in Chinese (Simplified)
（电）门铃, 钟, 铃…
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timbre, campana, campana [feminine]…
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campainha, sino, sino [masculine]…
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एक विद्युत उपकरण जे तुम्ही बटण दाबता तेव्हा वाजणारा आवाज येतो, कपासारख्या आकाराची एक पोकळ धातूची वस्तू जी एखाद्या कठीण गोष्टीने विशेषत: क्लॅपरने आदळल्यावर वाजते., घंटा…
cloche [feminine], sonnette [feminine], cloche…
நீங்கள் ஒரு பொத்தானை அழுத்தும்போது ஒலிக்கும் ஒலியை உருவாக்கும் மின் சாதனம், ஒரு வெற்று உலோக பொருள் ஒரு கோப்பை போல வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது, இது கடினமான ஒன்றால் தாக்கும்போது ஒலிக்கும் ஒலியை உருவாக்குகிறது…
बेल, घंटी, बिजली से चलने वाला एक यंत्र जिसमे बटन दबाने पर घंटी बजती है…
klocka, bjällra, ringklocka…
bjelle [masculine], klokke [masculine], ringeklokke [masculine]…
గంట, మీరు బటన్ను నొక్కినప్పుడు మొగే శబ్దం చేసే విద్యుత్ పరికరం…
ระฆัง, กระดิ่ง, ของที่มีเสียงคล้ายระฆังหรือกระดิ่ง…
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