bell
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1. a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | acoustic device, |
| definition | : | a device for amplifying or transmitting sound (noun.artifact) |
| hypernym | : | signaling device, |
| definition | : | a device used to send signals (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | church bell, |
| definition | : | a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cowbell, |
| definition | : | a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dinner bell, |
| definition | : | a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | electric bell, |
| definition | : | a bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fire bell, |
| definition | : | a bell rung to give a fire alarm (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | school bell, |
| definition | : | a bell rung to announce beginning or ending of class (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sheep bell, |
| definition | : | a bell hung round the neck of a sheep so that the sheep can be easily located (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shop bell, |
| definition | : | a bell attached to the door of a small shop; warns the proprietor that a customer has entered the shop (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cascabel, sleigh bell, |
| definition | : | a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleigh (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | liberty bell, |
| definition | : | the bell of Independence Hall; rung 8 July 1776 to announce the signing of the Declaration of Independence (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | clapper, tongue, |
| definition | : | metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | sound bow, |
| definition | : | contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes (noun.artifact) |
2. the flared opening of a tubular device (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | opening, |
| definition | : | a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | blunderbuss, |
| definition | : | a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | funnel, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | wind, wind instrument, |
| definition | : | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath (noun.artifact) |
3. a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | carillon, |
| definition | : | set of bells hung in a bell tower (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | handbell, |
| definition | : | a bell that is held in the hand (noun.artifact) |
4. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | night bell, |
| definition | : | a doorbell to be used at night (noun.artifact) |
5. the sound of a bell being struck (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | sound, |
| definition | : | the sudden occurrence of an audible event (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | knell, |
| definition | : | the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | angelus, angelus bell, |
| definition | : | the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited (noun.event) |
6. United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) (noun.person)
7. English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | painter, |
| definition | : | an artist who paints (noun.person) |
| member meronym | : | bloomsbury group, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.group) |
8. a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | phonetician, |
| definition | : | a specialist in phonetics (noun.person) |
9. the shape of a bell (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | curve, curved shape, |
| definition | : | the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes (noun.shape) |
10. (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. (noun.time)
11. attach a bell to (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | attach, |
| definition | : | cause to be attached (verb.contact) |
12. a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | bell, |
| definition | : | attach a bell to (verb.contact) |
13. a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | gong, |
| definition | : | sound a gong (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | chime, |
| definition | : | emit a sound (verb.perception) |
14. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | buzz, |
| definition | : | call with a buzzer (verb.communication) |
15. the sound of a bell being struck (noun.event)
| derivation | : | bell, |
| definition | : | attach a bell to (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | toll, |
| definition | : | ring slowly (verb.perception) |
16. the shape of a bell (noun.shape)
17. attach a bell to (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | bell, |
| definition | : | a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | bell, toll, |
| definition | : | the sound of a bell being struck (noun.event) |
18. a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | bell, |
| definition | : | attach a bell to (verb.contact) |
19. a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | gong, |
| definition | : | sound a gong (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | chime, |
| definition | : | emit a sound (verb.perception) |
20. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | buzz, |
| definition | : | call with a buzzer (verb.communication) |
21. the sound of a bell being struck (noun.event)
| derivation | : | bell, |
| definition | : | attach a bell to (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | toll, |
| definition | : | ring slowly (verb.perception) |
22. the shape of a bell (noun.shape)
23. attach a bell to (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | bell, |
| definition | : | a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | bell, toll, |
| definition | : | the sound of a bell being struck (noun.event) |
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