bell
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.
Noun 4 meanings
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.
An instrument that emits a ringing sound, situated on a bicycle's handlebar and used by the cyclist to warn of their presence.
The sounding of a bell as a signal.
A telephone call.
“I’ll give you a bell later.”
Verb 4 meanings
To attach a bell to.
“Who will bell the cat?”
To shape so that it flares out like a bell.
“to bell a tube”
To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom.
To ring a bell.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English belle, from Old English belle, from Proto-West Germanic *bellā, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.
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BELL at a glance
BELL has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (B 3 + E 1 + L 1 + L 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,459 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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