bell vs school bell

school bell vs bell

bell and school bell both are nouns.

bell is a verb but school bell is not a verb.

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

As nouns, school bell is a hyponym of bell; that is, school 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
school bell: a bell rung to announce beginning or ending of class

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

bell (noun)	school bell (noun)
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck	a bell rung to announce beginning or ending of class
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)	school bell (verb)
attach a bell to

Difference between bell and school bell

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