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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211. On hearing a bell ring before the appearance of food the animals quickly came to associate that sound with feeding time.
212. At that moment the front door bell rang and Sophia went to answer it.
213. It was as if a harvest festival were enacted daily, for throughout the hours of market the church bell tolled quietly.
214. The guards and porters walked about, the bell was rung, the signal was given ad the train started off.
215. Suddenly the door bell rang and she blessed that she'd blissed the afternoon away.
216. Over the earth rests the vault of heaven like a hemispherical dome or great bell.
217. Just give me a bell as to when and where you want him.
218. When they are successful a bell rings and a mechanical buddha lights up and makes a creaky obeisance.
219. Fluff gently with a fork, add oil or cooking liquid, onion, bell peppers, tomato, and olives.
220. The excitement of Cynthia's revelation had been too much for her and Cynthia now anxiously rang the bell for the nurse.
221. A little bitty tin bell, two, maybe three feet high.
222. Like the ring of the bell there is an authentic note which differentiates these sentiments from emotionalism or sentimentality.
223. Pac Bell has sought to make amends with the Stinsons by agreeing to pay their cellular phone bill.
224. Usually more flavorful than red bell peppers, pimientos offer a hint of heat.
224. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and build good sentences.
225. As soon as a key was inserted it rang a loud alarm bell and palace guards would rush in with drawn swords.
226. As this player counts aloud from one to ten, the other children are given a bell.
227. I must be brave for Perdita's sake, said Daisy through chattering teeth as she pressed the door bell.
228. Write to me at the address just inside the back cover or give me a bell on.
229. Every hour on the hour there we were, slaves to that teleprinter machine and its little bell.
230. Already heavily damaged by the September quakes, the Foligno bell tower lost more pieces Sunday during a series of quakes.
231. Hollola is a fine country church with decorative gables and detached, classical bell tower added in 1848.
232. But as he departed for the pantry the bell rang for afternoon tea to be served.
233. Add tomatoes, bell pepper and spice mixture and cook 1 hour.
234. The bell was now lowered very gradually, as she would be from here to the sea bed.
235. In November, a 34-store Taco Bell franchisee in California filed for bankruptcy.
236. Only a short piece was still attached to the bell, and the rat was still hanging on to it.
237. Attach a bell to the cat's collar to warn birds.
238. The Baby Bell merger can be terminated by either company if regulatory approval is not received by March 31, 1997.
239. We kissed, and every time the bell tower sounded, we listened attentively.
240. The type of evidence appealed to by Bell in support of his argument is revealing.