bell

noun1 of 2

a hollow metal object shaped like a cup that rings when it is hit

• “When there is no bell I knock on the door.”Tatoeba
• “Ringing its bell, the train runs over the guard's foot.”Tatoeba

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verb2 of 2

To telephone.