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Rhymes with Bell Foundry

  • boundary

3. bell

noun. ['ˈbɛl'] a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed.

Etymology

  • bellan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • belle (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

4. bell

noun. ['ˈbɛl'] the sound of a bell being struck.

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Etymology

  • bellan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • belle (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

5. bell

noun. ['ˈbɛl'] the shape of a bell.

Etymology

  • bellan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • belle (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

6. bell

noun. ['ˈbɛl'] the flared opening of a tubular device.

Etymology

  • bellan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • belle (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

7. Bell

noun. United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922).

10. bell

noun. ['ˈbɛl'] (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..

Etymology

  • bellan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • belle (Old English (ca. 450-1100))