bells
nounnounverbcommon in dialogue
- //bɛlz//
Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.
noun
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Also a form of bellplural of bell
noun
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Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.
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Variant of bell-bottomsEllipsis 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.
verb
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Also a form of bellthird-person singular simple present indicative of bell
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bells · Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.
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