bell
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
Types & categories
- acoustic device hypernym
- signaling device hypernym
- church bell hyponym
- cowbell hyponym
- death bell hyponym
- dinner bell hyponym
- electric bell hyponym
- fire bell hyponym
- school bell hyponym
- sheep bell hyponym
- shop bell hyponym
- sleigh bell hyponym
- warning bell hyponym
- Liberty Bell instance hyponym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
- bell derivation
Sense 2 verb
attach a bell to
bell cows
Types & categories
- attach hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
Types & categories
- push button hypernym
- night bell hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the sound of a bell being struck
saved by the bell
Types & categories
- sound hypernym
- knell hyponym
- angelus bell hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 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.
Types & categories
- time unit hypernym
Related & opposite
- sailing domain topic
Sense 6 noun
the shape of a bell
Types & categories
- curve hypernym
Related & opposite
- campanulate derivation
Sense 7 noun
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
Types & categories
- percussion instrument hypernym
- carillon hyponym
- handbell hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 noun
the flared opening of a tubular device
Types & categories
- opening hypernym
Parts & wholes
- blunderbuss part holonym
- funnel part holonym
- wind instrument part holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bell |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | clapper |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | sound bow |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | acoustic device |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | signaling device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | church bell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cowbell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | death bell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dinner bell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | electric bell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fire bell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | school bell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sheep bell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shop bell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sleigh bell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | warning bell |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Liberty Bell |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bell |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bell |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | buzz |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | buzz |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | push button |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | night bell |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bell |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | toll |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | knell |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | angelus bell |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | sailing |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | time unit |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | campanulate |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | curve |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | gong |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | chime |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | percussion instrument |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | carillon |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | handbell |
| 8 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | blunderbuss |
| 8 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | funnel |
| 8 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | wind instrument |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | opening |