noun
1 hollow metal object that rings
ADJECTIVE
▪ church , temple
▪ wedding ( often figurative )
▪
Their friends could already hear wedding ~s (= were sure they would get married) .
▪ cow (usually cowbell )
▪ sleigh
▪ distant
▪ brass , silver
VERB + BELL
▪ ring
▪ hear
BELL + VERB
▪ chime , clang , jangle ( esp. AmE ), jingle ( esp. AmE ), peal , ring , ring out , sound , tinkle , toll
▪
The ~s on the harness tinkled softly.
▪
The church ~s tolled for the funeral.
BELL + NOUN
▪ tower
▪ pull , rope
▪ ringer , ringing (usually bell-ringer , etc.)
PHRASES
▪ a chime of ~s
▪
the faint chime of ~s
▪ a peal of ~s
▪
She heard a peal of church ~s.
▪ a sound of ~s
▪
The sound of ~s echoed across the valley.
2 other object that rings
ADJECTIVE
▪ bicycle , door (usually doorbell )
▪ dinner , lunch , school
▪ second-period , third-period , etc. ( AmE )
▪ electric
▪ alarm , warning ( both often figurative )
▪
Alarm ~s were ringing inside Stuart's head.
▪ closing , opening
▪ final
▪ dismissal ( AmE )
▪ late , tardy (= to indicate that classes are about to start) (both AmE )
▪ loud , shrill
VERB + BELL
▪ press , ring , sound
▪ answer
▪
She hurried to answer the doorbell.
BELL + VERB
▪ go , ring , sound
▪
The school ~ goes at three every afternoon.
▪ signal sth
▪ interrupt sb/sth
BELL + NOUN
▪ pull , push ( BrE )
PHRASES
▪ saved by the ~
▪
Saved by the ~! I thought I'd have to sit here listening to you two argue forever.
▪ ~s and whistles
▪
The laptop has all the latest ~s and whistles ( = attractive extra features ).