bell

A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.

HEAR the sledges with the bells — Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells!

The bell which called the pupils to their lessons can still be seen on the roof.

An instrument that emits a ringing sound, situated on a bicycle's handlebar and used by the cyclist to warn of their presence.

The sounding of a bell as a signal.

Referee Steve Smoger was an almost invisible presence in the ring as both men went at it, although he did have a word with Froch when he landed with a shot after the bell at the end of the eighth.

A telephone call.

I’ll give you a bell later.

A signal at a school that tells the students when a class is starting or ending.

To attach a bell to.

Who will bell the cat?

To shape so that it flares out like a bell.

to bell a tube

To telephone.

"Vinny, you tosser, it's Keith. I thought you were back today. I'm in town. Bell us on the mobile.

To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom.

Hops bell.

To ring a bell.

So that the Euston signalman may be advised of approaching trains as soon as possible, the Camden signalman sets up and transmits the description of each train immediately after it is belled to him.

To bellow or roar.

This animal is said to harbour in the place where he resides. When he cries, he is said to bell; the print of his hoof is called the slot; his tail is called the single; his excrement the fumet; his horns are called his head [...].

As the dawn was breaking the Sambhur belled / Once, twice and again!

To utter in a loud manner; to thunder forth.

Their leaders bell their bleating tunes In doleful sound.