Bell-shaped

  • 81bell — W3S2 [bel] n [: Old English; Origin: belle] 1.) a piece of electrical equipment that makes a ringing sound, used as a signal or to get someone s attention ring/press the bell ▪ He rang the bell and waited for someone to answer the door. ▪ She… …

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  • 82bell — bell1 [bel] n. [ME & OE belle < IE base * bhel , to sound, roar (orig. ? echoic) > BELLOW, ON belja, to roar] 1. a hollow object, usually cuplike, made of metal or other hard material which rings when struck, as by a clapper inside 2. such… …

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  • 83Bell Mall, Utsunomiya — Bell Mall is a modern shopping mall in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, since 5/Oct/ 04.LocationBell Mall is located near the central area of Utsunomiya City, a large regional city in the Northern Kantō region, and it is one of the largest… …

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  • 84bell curve — ➔ curve * * * bell curve UK US noun [C] GRAPHS & CHARTS ► a line on a graph that is shaped like a bell: »The graph tracked a bell curve: fast growth for suppliers for 3 years, leveling off for the next 5 years, and then a steep dive …

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  • 85bell-ly|ra — «BEHL LY ruh», noun. a kind of portable glockenspiel, consisting of metal bars on a lyre shaped frame …

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  • 86The Liberty Bell — Bell Bell, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 87To bear away the bell — Bell Bell, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 88To bear the bell — Bell Bell, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 89To curse by bell — Bell Bell, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 90To lose the bell — Bell Bell, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. [1913 Webster]… …

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