bells

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/bɛlz/

noun

Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.

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Meanings

bells1

noun
  1. pluralplural of bell
nounbells pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlynauticalShip's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.
  2. abbreviationellipsispluralplural onlyEllipsis of bell-bottoms.

    And to him, long bell-bottoms were “arrogant.” So, whenever he was home before I left for school, he would make me stand on the top step of the six steps to the bedroom level of our house and he would inspect my bells.

    2020, Erica Heller, One Last Lunch: A Final Meal with Those Who Meant So Much to Us
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of bell

Bells2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Bell
proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Bell

Bells3

proper noun
  1. A city in Tennessee.
  2. A town in Texas.

Translations

Finnish lasit
  • lasitthe strokes on ship's bells

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bells

elsewellssellsSeychellesshellsdellsNelswelsChelsas well astubular bells
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Cite this entry
APA

bells. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bells

MLA

“bells.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bells. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bells,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bells.

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