Bell (n.) A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. |
Bell (n.) A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose ball which causes it to sound when moved. |
Bell (n.) Anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a flower. |
Bell (n.) That part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding |
Bell (n.) The strikes of the bell which mark the time |
Bell (v. t.) To put a bell upon |
Bell (v. t.) To make bell-mouthed |
Bell (v. i.) To develop bells or corollas |
Bell (v. t.) To utter by bellowing. |
Bell (v. i.) To call or bellow, as the deer in rutting time |
Bell animalcule () An infusorian of the family Vorticellidae, common in fresh-water ponds. |
Bell bearer () A Brazilian leaf hopper (Bocydium tintinnabuliferum), remarkable for the four bell-shaped appendages of its thorax. |
Bell crank () A lever whose two arms form a right angle, or nearly a right angle, having its fulcrum at the apex of the angle. It is used in bell pulls and in changing the direction of bell wires at angles of rooms, etc., and also in machinery. |
Bell-faced (a.) Having the striking surface convex |
Bell jar () A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes |
Bell metal () A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin |
Bell-mouthed (a.) Expanding at the mouth |
Bell pepper () A species of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper (C. annuum). It is the red pepper of the gardens. |
Bell-shaped (a.) Having the shape of a wide-mouthed bell |
Broad Church () A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship. |
Bronze (a.) An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used for statues, bells, cannon, etc., the proportions of the ingredients being varied to suit the particular purposes. The varieties containing the higher proportions of tin are brittle, as in bell metal and speculum metal. |
Bronze (a.) A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze. |
Bronze (a.) A yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze |
Bronze (a.) Boldness |
Bronze (n.) To give an appearance of bronze to, by a coating of bronze powder, or by other means |
Bronze (n.) To make hard or unfeeling |
Church (n.) A building set apart for Christian worship. |
Church (n.) A Jewish or heathen temple. |
Church (n.) A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together. |
Church (n.) A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority |
Church (n.) The collective body of Christians. |
Church (n.) Any body of worshipers |
Church (n.) The aggregate of religious influences in a community |
Church (v. t.) To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth |
Church-ale (n.) A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was used. |
Church-bench (n.) A seat in the porch of a church. |
Church-haw (n.) Churchyard. |
Church modes () The modes or scales used in ancient church music. See Gregorian. |
Dumb-bell (n.) A weight, consisting of two spheres or spheroids, connected by a short bar for a handle |
High-church (a.) Of or pertaining to, or favoring, the party called the High Church, or their doctrines or policy. See High Church, under High, a. |
Low-church (a.) Not placing a high estimate on ecclesiastical organizations or forms |
Phosphor-bronze (n.) A variety of bronze possessing great hardness, elasticity, and toughness, obtained by melting copper with tin phosphide. It contains one or two per cent of phosphorus and from five to fifteen per cent of tin. |
Sance-bell (n.) Alt. of Sancte bell |
Sancte bell (n.) See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. |
bell ringer bull's eye mark home run | something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal, the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer, scored a bull's eye, hit the mark, the president's speech was a home run |
bell ringing carillon carillon playing | playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower |
church service church | a service conducted in a house of worship, don't be late for church |
currawong bell magpie | bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call |
tailed frog bell toad ribbed toad tailed toad Ascaphus trui | western North American frog with a taillike copulatory organ |
church mouse | a fictional mouse created by Lewis Carroll |
bell | a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck |
bell | the flared opening of a tubular device |
bell arch | a round arch resting on corbels |
bellbottom trousers bell-bottoms bellbottom pants | trousers with legs that flare, worn by sailors, absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the s |
bell cote bell cot | a small shelter for bells, has a gable or shed roof |
bell deck | a floor under the bells of an open belfry |
bell foundry | a foundry where bells are cast |
bell gable | an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote |
bell jar bell glass | a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases |
bell push | a button that is pushed to ring a bell |
bell seat balloon seat | a seat that has a bell shape (on some th century chairs) |
bell tent | a bell-shaped tent |
bell tower | a tower that supports or shelters a bell |
bronze | a sculpture made of bronze |
bronze medal | a trophy made of bronze (or having the appearance of bronze) that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competition |
chime bell gong | a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer, used as an orchestral instrument |
church church building | a place for public (especially Christian) worship, the church was empty |
church bell | a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church), church bells were ringing all over town |
church hat | a fanciful hat of the kind worn by Black women for Sunday worship |
church key | can opener that has a triangular pointed end that pierces the tops of cans |
church tower | the tower of a church |
death knell death bell | a bell rung to announce a death |
dinner bell | a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served |
diving bell | diving apparatus for underwater work, has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air |
doorbell bell buzzer | a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed |
electric bell | a bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current |
fire bell | a bell rung to give a fire alarm |
funeral home funeral parlor funeral parlour funeral chapel funeral church funeralesidence | a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects |
Liberty Bell | the bell of Independence Hall, rung July to announce the signing of the Declaration of Independence |
night bell | a doorbell to be used at night |
pew church bench | long bench with backs, used in church by the congregation |
school bell | a bell rung to announce beginning or ending of class |
sheep bell | a bell hung round the neck of a sheep so that the sheep can be easily located |
shop bell | a bell attached to the door of a small shop, warns the proprietor that a customer has entered the shop |
sleigh bell cascabel | a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleigh |
telephone bell | electric bell that rings to signal a call |
tocsin warning bell | a bell used to sound an alarm |
wind chime wind bell | a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle |
normal curve bell-shaped curve Gaussian curve Gaussian shape | a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution |
church roll | a list of the members of church |
bell book | a logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines of a ship are recorded |
Bronze Star Medal Bronze Star | a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight) |
religious doctrine church doctrine gospel creed | the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group |
bell-like call | a birdcall that resembles the tone of a bell |