"bells" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɛlz/ Audio: en-us-bells.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛlz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} bells
  1. plural of bell Tags: form-of, plural Form of: bell Derived forms: Bowbells, coral bells, early bells, hell's bells, Maroon Bells, peal of bells, ring of bells, rosybells
    Sense id: en-bells-en-noun-mLU8hh0h Categories (other): English calculator words Disambiguation of English calculator words: 16 31 22 31

Noun

IPA: /bɛlz/ Audio: en-us-bells.ogg
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 calculator words, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English calculator words: 16 31 22 31 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 40 30 25 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 12 51 19 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 49 16 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 37 32 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 38 31 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 36 24 34 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 Categories (other): English calculator words, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English calculator words: 16 31 22 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 37 32 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 38 31 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 36 24 34

Verb

IPA: /bɛlz/ Audio: en-us-bells.ogg
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 Categories (other): English calculator words, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English calculator words: 16 31 22 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 37 32 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 38 31 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 36 24 34
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