The church bell used to ring at three.
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Bell
/bɛl/
Synonyms for "bell" (251 found)
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Closest matches (51)
Strong matches (75)
clarioncowbellcrash cymbalcrycutoffcymbalsdead stopdeadlockdinner belldinner gongdoorbelldouble reedembouchureendendgameendingfinal whistlefinger cymbalsfire bellflare
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fog bellfog signalfog whistlefoghornfriezefull stopgamelanglanceglockenspielgo lightgonggong bellgong buoygreen lightgrinding haltgunhalthand bellhandbellsheliographhigh signhonkhornhourhowlidiophoneinternational alphabet flaginternational numeral pennantjingle bellkeykickknellleerliplockoutlowlyramaracamarimbamarker beaconmeowmetallophonemewmewlminutemoomouthpieceneighnod
Related words (125)
nudgeorchestral bellsparachute flarepassing bellpealpercussionpercussion instrumentpercussionspercussivepilot flagpipepokepolice whistlepulequarantine flagradio beaconrattlerattlebonesred flagred light
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reedroarrocketroman candlesacring bellsailing aidscreakscreamscreechsemaphoresemaphore flagsemaphore telegraphsheepbellshrieksignsignalsignal beaconsignal bellsignal firesignal flagsignal gongsignal gunsignal lampsignal lightsignal mastsignal postsignal rocketsignal shotsignal sirensignal towersit down strikesit-down strikesizzlersleigh bellslidesnappersspar buoysquallsqueaksquealstalematestandstandoffstandstillstaystopstop lightstoppagestriketam-tamtelephone bellthe nodthe timethe winktimetime of daytime signaltintinnabulatintinnabulumtolltonguetonitruonetoottootertootletoppingtouchtraffic lighttraffic signaltriangletrumpettubular bellstweedleululatevalvevibesvibraphonewailwalkoutwatch firewhinewhinnywhistlewhite flagwigwagwigwag flagwindwind instrumentwinkwork stoppagexylophoneyapyawpyellow flagyelpyipyowl
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19 entriesacoustic deviceactionattachbuttoncurvecurved shapedistributioninstrumentopeningpercussion instrumentpercussive instrumentpushpush buttonsignalsignal devicesignaling device
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11 entriesCollocations
12 entriesalarm bellattach a bellbell installationbell jarbell pepperbell the catbell towerbelled animalchurch bellhandbellput a bell onring a bell
Inflections
3 entriesSample sentences
28 total sentences available.
The bell went off right in the middle of our discussion.
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I ran to school, but the bell had already rung.
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I heard the school bell ring.
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