CHIMES Synonyms
9 hypernyms for chimes. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for CHIMES
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| rings | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises | ||||||
| bells | noun n | |||||
noun • a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck • a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) • a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed • English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) • the sound of a bell being struck • United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) • (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. • the shape of a bell • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument • the flared opening of a tubular device verb • attach a bell to | ||||||
| jingles | noun n | |||||
noun • a metallic sound • a comic verse of irregular measure verb • make a sound typical of metallic objects | ||||||
| peals | verb v | |||||
noun • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) verb • ring recurrently • sound loudly and sonorously | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| bell | noun n | |||||
noun • a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck • a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) • a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed • English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) • the sound of a bell being struck • United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) • (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. • the shape of a bell • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument • the flared opening of a tubular device verb • attach a bell to | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| alarm | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • fear resulting from the awareness of danger • a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger • a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time verb • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised • warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | ||||||
| buzz | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • sound of rapid vibration • a confusion of activity and gossip verb • make a buzzing sound • fly low • be noisy with activity • call with a buzzer | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| carillon | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • set of bells hung in a bell tower • playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower | ||||||
| clapper | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who applauds • a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity • metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side | ||||||
| curfew | noun n | |||||
noun • the time that the curfew signal is sounded • a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions • an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited | ||||||
| ding-dong | noun n | |||||
noun • the noise made by a bell | ||||||
| glockenspiel | noun n | |||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers | ||||||
| peal | verb v | |||||
noun • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) verb • ring recurrently • sound loudly and sonorously | ||||||
| ringer | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) • a person who is almost identical to another • a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses • (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg | ||||||
| siren | noun n | |||||
noun • a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive • a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived • a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound • an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning • eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills | ||||||
| tocsin | noun n | |||||
noun • the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) • a bell used to sound an alarm | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||