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