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bell (BEL) (noun)
1. A hollow metallic instrument, usually cup-shaped, which gives forth a musical tone when struck: The large sonorous bell was hanging in the church tower.
2. Something that rings: The fire bell woke the people up in the middle of the night.
2. Something that rings: The fire bell woke the people up in the middle of the night.
belle (BEL) (noun)
A pretty woman or a beautiful girl: That gown will make Susanne the belle of the ball.
Maude's cousin was the belle of the ball when she wore a silver bell around her neck that chimed softly when she danced.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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An attractive woman or girl.
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bell-, bel-
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Word Entries containing the term:
“belle”
belle epoque
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belli-, bell-
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