Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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bell | Yes | No | Yes | No |
curve | Yes | No | Yes | No |
bell (noun) | curve (noun) |
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck | a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter |
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) |
the flared opening of a tubular device | the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface |
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument | a line on a graph representing data |
the sound of a bell being struck | the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
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) | curve (verb) |
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attach a bell to | form a curl, curve, or kink |
turn sharply; change direction abruptly | |
form an arch or curve | |
bend or cause to bend | |
extend in curves and turns |