Bells

//bɛlz// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
plural of bell form-of, plural
2
Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time. plural, plural-only
3
plural of Bell form-of, plural
4
Ellipsis of bell-bottoms. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-only
"And to him, long bell-bottoms were “arrogant.” So, whenever he was home before I left for school, he would make me stand on the top step of the six steps to the bedroom level of our house and he would inspect my bells."

Verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of bell form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1
plural of Bell form-of, plural
2
A city in Tennessee.
3
A town in Texas.

Synonyms

battery bell bones castanets celesta chime

Example

"We could hear the donnnng ... donnnng of the church bells nearby."

Related phrases

Maroon Bells coral bells early bells hell's bells peal of bells ring of bells sea bells half hour ship's bells

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