Synonym: Alexander Bell, Alexander Graham Bell, Alexander Melville Bell, Bell, Melville Bell, Vanessa Bell, Vanessa Stephen, bell shape, buzzer, campana, chime, doorbell, gong, ship's bell, toll. Similar words: belt, label, rebel, below, be left, believe, belong to, believe in. Meaning: [bel] n. 1. a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck 2. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed 3. the sound of a bell being struck 4. (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. 5. the shape of a bell 6. a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) 7. English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) 8. United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) 9. a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument 10. the flared opening of a tubular device. v. attach a bell to.
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151. The doctor said I was as sound as a bell.
152. Who will be appointed to the chairmanship when Mr. Bell leaves ?
153. The children were drilled to leave the classroom quickly when the fire bell rang.
154. At the sound of the alarm bell, the customers ran pell-mell for the doors.
155. When the bell rang, the children swarmed out of the school.
156. He went for a medical examination and the doctor said he was as sound as a bell.
157. We have introduced singers like Madeline Bell as headliners and I think the club is beginning to take off.
158. The bell went ting-a-ling.
159. I rang the bell but nobody came to the door.
160. No one may leave the classroom until the bell goes.
161. Wire the thermometers up to trigger off an alarm bell if the temperature drops.
162. The boy whipped the books into his pocket when the bell rang.
163. A diving bell is usually used for operations below 50 metres.
164. I stood at the front door and rang the bell several times.
165. Some small old-fashioned shops still have a bell which tinkles when you push the door open.
166. He was so absorbed in a book that he did not hear the bell.
167. For years Bell Telephone had a monopoly on telephone services in the US.
168. The bell rang clear.
169. She pretended she was not at home when we rang the bell.
170. He bounded up the steps and pushed the bell of the door.
171. The bell went and everyone rushed out of the classroom.
172. As soon as the bell rang the class were on their feet and out of the door.
173. No sooner had she got in the bath than the front door bell rang.
174. Perhaps nobody had heard the bell.
175. Stir in the onions, celery,[sentencedict .com] bell pepper and garlic.
176. Green bell peppers are not a substitute.
177. The shop bell jangled loudly.
178. Lutine Bell alarm clock by Wherle Decosphere light.
179. Greens Restaurant gave bell peppers and onions.
180. There's your front door bell now.