a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck | a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess |
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed | the act of opening something |
the flared opening of a tubular device | becoming open or being made open |
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument | the first of a series of actions |
the sound of a bell being struck | a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made |
the shape of a bell | an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship |
(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. | an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity |
| a possible alternative |
| the initial part of the introduction |
| the first performance (as of a theatrical production) |
| a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise |
| an open or empty space in or between things |
| opportunity especially for employment or promotion |