bell

n. hollow metal object used to make a ringing sound; ringing sound made by a bell

n. family name; Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), American scientist and inventor of the telephone

Bell may refer to: Devices that produce sound Bell (instrument), a simple sound-making deviceAltar bell, a bell rung during the Catholic MassBell (school), a bell that signals transitions during a school dayBell cymbal, a small cymbal. The bell is also the center, rounded part of a cymbal.Bell tree, instrument made of nested bellsBermuda carriage bell, used in vehicles as a warning to pedestriansCarillon, an instrument which utilizes bells, normally housed in a bell tower, and played from a keyboardChime (bell instrument), similar to a carillon, but with fewer bellsChurch bell, a bell hanging in a church towerElectric bell, such as a doorbell or buzzerHandbell, a handheld bell, rung singly (such as a school bell) or in tuned sets played by a bell choirJingle bell, a spherical bell that produces a distinct "jingle" soundLast call bell, a bell that signals the closing of a barMark tree, a set of small hanging chimes, sometimes mislabeled as a wind chimeOrchestra bell, better known as GlockenspielShip's bells, bells which mark time on a shipSlave bell, used to regulate slaveryTubular bell, used in tuned sets as in a longcase clock, orchestral chime, organ, or towerBell (wind), the round, flared opening of a wind instrument opposite the mouthpieceBell character, a character that produces an audible signal at a terminalBell effect, a musical technique similar to an arpeggioBell unit (bel), measure of the ratio between two quantities
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n. Bell, Alexander Bell (1847-1922), 19th-20th century American scientist, inventor of the telephone

v. bark, make a dog-like cry; speak harshly and loudly; yip

n. Bell, family name; Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), American scientist and inventor, inventor of the telephone

(v. t.)
To utter by bellowing.
  

(v. t.)
To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat.
  

(v. t.)
To make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube.
  

(v. i.)
To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom; as, hops bell.
  

(v. i.)
To call or bellow, as the deer in rutting time; to make a bellowing sound; to roar.
  

(n.)
The strikes of the bell which mark the time; or the time so designated.
  

(n.)
That 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.
  

(n.)
Anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a flower.
  

(n.)
A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose ball which causes it to sound when moved.
  

(n.)
A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck.