door bell

door bell
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  • door|bell — «DR BEHL, DOHR », noun. a bell to be rung as a signal that someone wishes to have the door opened. A doorbell is usually inside a house and connected to a button or handle outside the door …   Useful english dictionary

  • door bell — bell at the entrance to a building which visitors ring to announce their arrival …   English contemporary dictionary

  • door·bell — /ˈdoɚˌbɛl/ noun, pl bells [count] : a bell inside a house or building that is rung usually by pushing a button beside an outside door We rang the doorbell until someone came to let us in …   Useful english dictionary

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  • bell — 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Door — Door, n. [OE. dore, dure, AS. duru; akin to OS. dura, dor, D. deur, OHG. turi, door, tor gate, G. th[ u]r, thor, Icel. dyrr, Dan. d[ o]r, Sw. d[ o]rr, Goth. daur, Lith. durys, Russ. dvere, Olr. dorus, L. fores, Gr. ?; cf. Skr. dur, dv[=a]ra.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bell — n. 1) to cast a bell 2) to ring, sound a bell 3) a church; door bell 4) a diving bell 5) wedding bells 6) a bell chimes, clangs, peals, rings, sounds, tolls 7) (misc.) (boxing) to come out for the bell * * * [bel] clangs door bell …   Combinatory dictionary

  • bell — /bel/ noun (C) 1 a piece of electrical equipment that makes a ringing sound, used as a signal or to get someone s attention: The door bell rang but no one answered it. | Ring the bell once to make the bus stop. 2 (usually singular) the sound of a …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bell — [[t]be̱l[/t]] ♦♦♦ bells 1) N COUNT A bell is a device that makes a ringing sound and is used to give a signal or to attract people s attention. I had just enough time to finish eating before the bell rang and I was off to my first class... I ve… …   English dictionary

  • Door no Mukō de Bell ga Natteta — Single by Kaori Iida from the album Avenir: Mirai …   Wikipedia

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