bell in WordNet English dictionary

1. a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
   bell 
   
2. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
   doorbell  bell  buzzer 
   
3. the flared opening of a tubular device
   bell 
   
4. a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
   chime  bell  gong 
   
5. the sound of a bell being struck
   "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"
   bell  toll 
   
6. the shape of a bell
   bell  bell shape  campana 
   
7. (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  ship's bell 
   

1. attach a bell to
   "bell cows"
   bell