bell

Definition

Examples

The bell rang at noon, and everyone left the office for lunch.

Synonyms

• chimea percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
• buzzera push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed

Collocations

• Easy ring the bell
  to ring the bell, meaning to sound loudly and sonorously
• Medium bell curves in appraisal
  to bell curves in appraisal, meaning to attach a bell to
• Hard ring alarm bells among bondholders
  to ring alarm bells among bondholders, meaning to sound loudly and sonorously
• Very Hard bell the cat in confronting leadership
  to bell the cat in confronting leadership, meaning to attach a bell to