Bell
nnoun.artifacta hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struckDerivationally Related Form:bell
Hypernyms:acoustic device signaling device
Inherited Hypernyms:bellacoustic devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:bellsignaling devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cascabelchurch bellcowbelldeath belldeath knelldinner bellelectric bellfire bellschool bellsheep bellshop bellsleigh belltocsinwarning bell
Instance Hyponyms:Liberty Bell
Part Meronyms:clapper tongue sound bow
Full Hyponyms:church bellcowbelldeath knelldinner bellelectric bellfire bellschool bellsheep bellshop bellsleigh belltelephone belltocsin
nnoun.artifacta push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushedSynset:buzzer doorbell
Derivationally Related Form:buzz
Hypernyms:button push push button
Inherited Hypernyms:doorbellpush buttonswitchcontrolmechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:night bell
nnoun.eventthe sound of a bell being struckSynset:toll
Examples:- saved by the bell
- she heard the distant toll of church bells
Derivationally Related Form:tollbell
Hypernyms:sound
Inherited Hypernyms:bellsoundhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:angelusangelus bellknell
Full Hyponyms:angelus bellknell
nnoun.time(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.Topic:navigationsailingseafaring
Synset:ship's bell
Hypernyms:time unit unit of time
Inherited Hypernyms:belltime unitmeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.shapethe shape of a bellSynset:bell shape campana
Derivationally Related Form:campanular
Hypernyms:curve curved shape
Inherited Hypernyms:bellcurvelineshapeattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.persona phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)Synset:Alexander Melville Bell Bell Melville Bell
Instance Hypernyms:phonetician
Inherited Hypernyms:bellphoneticianlinguistscientistpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:bellphoneticianlinguistscientistpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personEnglish painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)Synset:Bell Vanessa Bell Vanessa Stephen
Member Holonyms:Bloomsbury Group
Instance Hypernyms:painter
Inherited Hypernyms:bellpainterartistcreatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:bellpainterartistcreatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personUnited States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)Synset:Alexander Bell Alexander Graham Bell Bell
Instance Hypernyms:artificer discoverer inventor
Inherited Hypernyms:bellinventorcreatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:bellinventorcreatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrumentSynset:chime gong
Derivationally Related Form:chimegong
Hypernyms:percussion instrument percussive instrument
Inherited Hypernyms:chimepercussion instrumentmusical instrumentdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:carillonhandbell
Full Hyponyms:carillonhandbell
nnoun.artifactthe flared opening of a tubular devicePart Holonyms:blunderbuss funnel wind wind instrument
Hypernyms:opening
Inherited Hypernyms:bellopeningartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.contactattach a bell toDerivationally Related Form:bell
Hypernyms:attach
Inherited Hypernyms:bellattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something