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 |
Cast
(imp. & p. p.) of Cast |
Cast
(v. t.) To send or drive by force |
Cast
(v. t.) To direct or turn, as the eyes. |
Cast
(v. t.) To drop |
Cast
(v. t.) To throw down, as in wrestling. |
Cast
(v. t.) To throw up, as a mound, or rampart. |
Cast
(v. t.) To throw off |
Cast
(v. t.) To bring forth prematurely |
Cast
(v. t.) To throw out or emit |
Cast
(v. t.) To cause to fall |
Cast
(v. t.) To impose |
Cast
(v. t.) To dismiss |
Cast
(v. t.) To compute |
Cast
(v. t.) To contrive |
Cast
(v. t.) To defeat in a lawsuit |
Cast
(v. t.) To turn (the balance or scale) |
Cast
(v. t.) To form into a particular shape, by pouring liquid metal or other material into a mold |
Cast
(v. t.) To stereotype or electrotype. |
Cast
(v. t.) To fix, distribute, or allot, as the parts of a play among actors |
Cast
(v. i.) To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook. |
Cast
(v. i.) To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh. |
Cast
(v. i.) To consider |
Cast
(v. i.) To calculate |
Cast
(v. i.) To receive form or shape in a mold. |
Cast
(v. i.) To warp |
Cast
(v. i.) To vomit. |
Cast
() 3d pres. of Cast, for Casteth. |
Cast
(n.) The act of casting or throwing |
Cast
(n.) The thing thrown. |
Cast
(n.) The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown. |
Cast
(n.) A throw of dice |
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 |
hurl
cast | a violent throw |
| casting cast | the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel |
bell ringing
carillon
carillon playing | playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower |
| cast roll | the act of throwing dice |
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 |
black rat
roof rat
Rattus rattus | common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide |
| 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 |
cast
casting | object formed by a mold |
cast plaster cast
plaster bandage | bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal |
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 bell | a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church), church bells were ringing all over town |
| curb roof | a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge |
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 |
| French roof | a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular |
gable roof
saddle roof
saddleback
saddleback roof | a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end |
gambrel
gambrel roof | a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper |
hip roof
hipped roof | a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides |
hurricane deck
hurricane roof
promenade deck
awning deck | a deck at the top of a passenger ship |
| Liberty Bell | the bell of Independence Hall, rung July to announce the signing of the Declaration of Independence |
luggage rack
roof rack | carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car |
mansard
mansard roof | a hip roof having two slopes on each side |
mold
mould
cast | container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens |
| night bell | a doorbell to be used at night |
| roof | a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building |
| roof | protective covering on top of a motor vehicle |
| roof garden | a garden on a flat roof of a building |
| roof peak | the highest point of a roof |
| 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 |
| slate roof | a roof covered with slate |