bell vs church bell

church bell vs bell

bell and church bell both are nouns.

bell is a verb but church bell is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bell	Yes	No	Yes	No
church bell	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, church bell is a hyponym of bell; that is, church bell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bell:

bell: a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
church bell: a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church)

Other hyponyms of bell include cowbell, death bell, death knell, dinner bell, electric bell, fire bell, school bell, sheep bell, shop bell, cascabel, sleigh bell, tocsin, warning bell.

bell (noun)	church bell (noun)
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck	a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church)
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
the flared opening of a tubular device
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
the sound of a bell being struck
the shape of a bell
(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.

bell (verb)	church bell (verb)
attach a bell to

Difference between bell and church bell

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