ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bells

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /bɛlz/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bells is a noun meaning plural of bell.

Meaning

plural of bell.

More Meanings

  1. (nautical) Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.
  2. Ellipsis of bell-bottoms.
  3. third-person singular simple present indicative of bell

Example Sentences

And to him, long bell-bottoms were “arrogant.” So, whenever he was home before I left for school, he would make me stand on the top step of the six steps to the bedroom level of our house and he would inspect my bells.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gong, chime, doorbell, buzzer, rings, signal.

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