a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck | breath |
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed | a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus |
the flared opening of a tubular device | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath |
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument | an indication of potential opportunity |
the sound of a bell being struck | empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk |
the shape of a bell | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
(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. | a tendency or force that influences events |
| the act of winding or twisting |