bell
Pronunciation:
/bɛl/noun
Definitions
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.
The sounding of a bell as a signal.
A telephone call.
Example: I’ll give you a bell later.
A signal at a school that tells the students when a class is starting or ending.
verb
Definitions
To attach a bell to.
Example: Who will bell the cat?
To shape so that it flares out like a bell.
Example: to bell a tube
To telephone.
To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom.
Example: Hops bell.