Bell Word Meaning

Old English belle, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bel, and perhaps to bell

a hollow metal object, typically in the shape of a deep inverted cup widening at the lip, that sounds a clear musical note when struck, especially by means of a clapper inside

hollow metal object

• the church bells tolled
• a bell tinkled as he went in the shop
• the bell chamber of the church spire

a bell-shaped object or part of something.

bell-shaped object or part

a musical instrument consisting of a set of metal tubes of different lengths, suspended in a frame and played by being struck with a hammer.

musical instrument

(preceded by a numeral) the time as indicated every half hour of a watch by the striking of the ship's bell one to eight times

time indicated by ship's bell

• at five bells in the forenoon of June 11

provide with a bell or bells

provide with bell or bells

• the young men were belling and hobbling the horses before releasing them

make a ringing sound likened to that of a bell

make ringing sound

• the organ was belling away

spread outwards like the lip of a bell

spread outwards

• her shirt belled out behind