bells is a form of:
Bell
noun
- 1.
- (A hollow metal vessel which makes a ringing sound when struck with a clapper or hammer, anything shaped like a bell. -bell buoy a buoy attached with a bell or bells. -bell captain a hotel employee who supervises the work of bellboys) ជួង, រគាំង, គ្រឿងលំអជារាងជួងឬកណ្ដឹង, ភាជន៍, ផើងមាត់រីក, trumpet bell មាត់ (ត្រែ)
verb — past tense: belled ; past participle: belled ; present participle: belling ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) Bell a cat ពាក់ចង្ក្រងឱ្យ, to bear the bell នាំមុខ, ឈ្នះ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose ball which causes it to sound when moved.
- 2.
- The strikes of the bell which mark the time; or the time so designated.
- 3.
- 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.
- 4.
- Anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a flower.
- 5.
- That part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital.
verb — past tense: belled ; past participle: belled ; present participle: belling ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom; as, hops bell.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To utter by bellowing.
- 5.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To call or bellow, as the deer in rutting time; to make a bellowing sound; to roar.