/bel/
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Translation
A hollow metal cup that makes a ringing sound when something hits it.
Word origin
From Old English belle, probably from an older root meaning to roar or make a loud noise.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- belle
Grammar
Gender
Pluralbells
Examples
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A church bell is a big bell high up in a tower.
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This bell is the small one at the front of a house.
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"Bells" is the plural, meaning more than one.
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