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Meanings of bell in English
Synonyms
Examples for "bells"
Examples for "bells"
1
Guards were multiplied; arms were repaired in every house; alarm-bells were hung.
2
Right at that moment, fire bells rang out from inside the building.
3
Whenever the North had threatened violence, they always rang the same bells.
4
The bells rang for schools; the distant hum of the town began.
5
Unless you're involved in the fashion industry, they probably don't ring bells.
Usage of bell in English
1
The stone steps are disjointed; the bell-cord is rotten; the gutter-spouts broken.
2
Yet this time, Edelstein had really decided not to answer the bell.
3
The bell rang; it was the messenger lad in need of light.
4
A bell tolled; in the distance we heard the wailing of women.
5
Said it was quite spectacular, in a bell, book, and candle way.
6
Her voice was clear, almost bell-like in the still hot late afternoon.
7
We have rung the alarm bell loud and clear, Dr Tedros said.
8
The holy office proceeded; the Sanctus bell shrilled for the first time.
9
At sunset on the second day, a great bell began to ring.
10
It stopped outside the house; and the bell rang almost immediately after.
11
Then came the jingling of the assembly bell in the big room.
12
The First Lord struck a bell; a servant in blue uniform appeared.
13
The alarm bell hung in the archway leading into the school grounds.
14
Nor were the Uniackes and the Invernesses the bell-wethers of the flock.
15
The half-hour struck; the Earl waited five minutes, then rang the bell.
16
The servant happened to be in the hall, and answered the bell.
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Translations for bell
Spanish
Bell through the time
Bell across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
Less common
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