BELLS Synonyms
16 hypernyms for bells. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for BELLS
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| chimes | noun n | |||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument verb • emit a sound | ||||||
| clangs | verb v | |||||
noun • a loud resonant repeating noise verb • make a loud noise | ||||||
| clinks | verb v | |||||
noun • a short light metallic sound • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) verb • make a high sound typical of glass • make or emit a high sound | ||||||
| peals | verb v | |||||
noun • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) verb • ring recurrently • sound loudly and sonorously | ||||||
| tinkles | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell verb • make or emit a high sound | ||||||
| tolls | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges • value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something • the sound of a bell being struck verb • ring slowly • charge a fee for using | ||||||
| buzzer | noun n | |||||
noun • a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed • a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound | ||||||
| campana | noun n | |||||
noun • the shape of a bell | ||||||
| chime | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument verb • emit a sound | ||||||
| doorbell | noun n | |||||
noun • a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed | ||||||
| gong | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument verb • sound a gong | ||||||
| toll | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges • value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something • the sound of a bell being struck verb • ring slowly • charge a fee for using | ||||||
| alexander bell | noun n | |||||
noun • United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) | ||||||
| alexander graham bell | ||||||
noun • United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) | ||||||
| alexander melville bell | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) | ||||||
| bell shape | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • the shape of a bell | ||||||
| melville bell | noun n | |||||
noun • a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) | ||||||
| ship's bell | noun n | |||||
noun • (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. | ||||||
| vanessa bell | noun n | |||||
noun • English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) | ||||||
| vanessa stephen | noun n | |||||
noun • English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) | ||||||