·vt To utter by bellowing.
II. Bell ·vt To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat.
III. Bell ·vt To make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube.
IV. Bell ·noun Anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a flower.
V. Bell ·noun The strikes of the bell which mark the time; or the time so designated.
VI. Bell ·noun A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose ball which causes it to sound when moved.
VII. Bell ·vi To call or bellow, as the deer in rutting time; to make a bellowing sound; to
Roar.
VIII. Bell ·vi To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to
Blossom; as, hops bell.
IX. Bell ·noun A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck.
X. Bell ·noun That part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital.