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bells

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A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.

Examples :

"The school's bells rang, signaling the end of the lunch break. "

music sound material utensil bell-ringing item

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The sounding of a bell as a signal.

Examples :

"The bells rang, signaling the end of class. "

sound signal communication bell-ringing

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A telephone call.

Examples :

"I’ll give you a bell later."

communication technology electronics sound signal device

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A signal at a school that tells the students when a class is starting or ending.

Examples :

"The bells at school tell the students when to go to their next class. "

education sound signal time

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The flared end of a brass or woodwind instrument.

Examples :

"The trumpet player polished the bells of his instrument until they gleamed in the stage light. "

music part technical

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Any of a series of strokes on a bell (or similar), struck every half hour to indicate the time (within a four hour watch)

Examples :

"The sailor on night watch heard two bells, signaling it was one hour after midnight. "

time nautical sound bell-ringing communication

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The flared end of a pipe, designed to mate with a narrow spigot.

Examples :

"The plumber used pipes with bells to easily connect them, fitting the narrow end of one pipe into the flared end of another. "

part technical machine structure

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A device control code that produces a beep (or rings a small electromechanical bell on older teleprinters etc.).

Examples :

"The old computer system still uses bells to signal errors, even though everyone else uses screen notifications now. "

computing electronics technology device sound communication signal

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Anything shaped like a bell, such as the cup or corolla of a flower.

Examples :

"The delicate bells of the wildflowers swayed gently in the breeze. "

nature plant part appearance

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The part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital.

Examples :

"The architect carefully studied the intricate bells of the Corinthian columns in the museum exhibit. "

architecture art part structure

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An instrument situated on a bicycle's handlebar, used by the cyclist to warn of his or her presence.

Examples :

"The cyclist rang his bells loudly to warn pedestrians as he approached. "

vehicle sound communication

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verb

To attach a bell to.

Examples :

"Who will bell the cat?"

sound action device

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To shape so that it flares out like a bell.

Examples :

"to bell a tube"

appearance style

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verb

Examples :

"I'll bells you later when I get home from school. "

communication technology

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To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom.

Examples :

"Hops bell."

plant nature biology

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The bellow or bay of certain animals, such as a hound on the hunt or a stag in rut.

Examples :

"The dogs' excited bells echoed through the park as they chased the rabbit. "

animal sound nature communication

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To bellow or roar.

Examples :

"The frustrated coach bells at the players after they miss another shot. "

sound communication

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To utter in a loud manner; to thunder forth.

Examples :

"The alarm clock bells loudly, waking everyone in the house. "

sound communication

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Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half hour, to mark the passage of time.

Examples :

"The sailor listened carefully, knowing that six bells meant it was three o'clock in the afternoon. "

nautical sailing time sound communication military

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Short for bell-bottoms.

Examples :

"My dad found his old bells in the attic and wore them to the retro party. "