bell vs death bell

death bell vs bell

bell and death bell both are nouns.

bell is a verb but death bell is not a verb.

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

As nouns, death bell is a hyponym of bell; that is, death 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
death bell: a bell rung to announce a death

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

bell (noun)	death bell (noun)
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck	a bell rung to announce a death
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)	death bell (verb)
attach a bell to

Difference between bell and death bell

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