"bells" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɛlz/ Audio: en-us-bells.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛlz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} bells
  1. plural of bell Tags: form-of, plural Form of: bell Derived forms: Bowbells, early bells, peal of bells, ring of bells
    Sense id: en-bells-en-noun-mLU8hh0h

Noun

IPA: /bɛlz/ Audio: en-us-bells.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛlz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} bells pl (plural only)
  1. (nautical) Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (the strokes on ship's bells): lasit (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bells-en-noun-DiWJZ797 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 39 30 26 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 11 46 26 17 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of "the strokes on ship's bells": 81 19
  2. Short for bell-bottoms. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: bell-bottoms
    Sense id: en-bells-en-noun-8D7wvAP7

Verb

IPA: /bɛlz/ Audio: en-us-bells.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛlz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bells
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bell Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: bell
    Sense id: en-bells-en-verb-MN7fB0W0

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