CHURCH BELL Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase church bell. (close relations)
Definition of CHURCH BELL
Best Alternative Words for CHURCH BELL
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bell | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
carillon | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • set of bells hung in a bell tower • playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower | ||||||||
chime | verb, nounv, 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 | ||||||||
gong | verb, nounv, 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 | ||||||||
knell | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something verb • ring as in announcing death • make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification | ||||||||
peal | verbv | |||||||
noun • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) verb • ring recurrently • sound loudly and sonorously | ||||||||
toll | verb, nounv, 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 |