One of four variants of the Belgian Sheepdog.

One of four variants of sheep herding dog bred in Belgium. / The Groenendael variant of the above.

(idiomatic) To open out into a bell shape.

plural of bell rope

(historical) A bell rung to signal danger or emergency. / A bell which is rung to indicate a pre-arranged time, especially to mark a desired moment for waking up, performing a specific action etc.

(obsolete) An alarm-bell.

Trust in one's positive characteristics; self-confidence; self-worth.

(figuratively, usually in the plural) A sudden awareness of danger. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see alarm, bell.

(US, telecommunications, informal, historical) Collectively, the family of companies associated with American Telephone & Telegraph, providing telephone service in the United States for many years through 1983.

Used to ask whether the interlocutor believes in God.