Definition of "bell"
noun:
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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.
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The sounding of a bell as a signal.
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A telephone call.
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A signal at a school that tells the students when it's time to change classes during the day.
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The flared end of a brass or woodwind instrument.
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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).
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The flared end of a pipe, designed to mate with a narrow spigot.
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The bellow or bay of certain animals, such as a hound on the hunt or a stag in rut.
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verb:
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To attach a bell to.
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To shape so that flares out like a bell.
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To telephone.
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To bellow or roar.
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