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bells meaning

EN[bɛlz]
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WBells
  • Bells may refer to:
EN Bells
A set of Chinese bells.
A set of Chinese bells.

    Definition of bells in English Dictionary

  • NounBFbellPREbel-
    1. plural of bell.
      1. (nautical) Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half hour, to mark the passage of time.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • Our folks are slow to fratch, but they're not quick at letting go," said Tom, who paused and added: "I wunner where Bell got his money; he had none when he took a job at mill in oad Osborn's time."
          • The second round was a brannigan from bell to bell. Both men went out for blood and both got it.
          • When a rock band began to unhouse its instruments on a riser beneath the bell tower, ....
        2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
          • The teacher accepted her tardy slip and allowed her to come into the classroom after the bell.
          • 1931 - Intuitively, on Bloody Sunday, the Tans recognized where their trouble lay: the Irish were playing their own game once again. - To Play the Game: An Analysis of Sport, John Bowyer Bell.
          • I hung a "no solicitors" sign by my door. One of these days, I hope they'll get the picture and quit ringing the bell.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Nouns
          • Noun forms
            • Noun plural forms
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        4. en bells and whistles
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of bells for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "bells" is a noun, more specifically, a noun form.
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