Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bell the cat

(informal) A style of religious worship emphasising high ritual, including use of vestments, bells and incense, especially that of High Church Anglicanism and Catholicism.

A bell rung to alert people that it is time to get dressed, especially for dinner.

A bell rung to announce a passing, a death, or funeral; death bell, death knell.

Campanula medium, an annual or biennial flowering plant with bell-shaped flowers.

passing bell

The bell which rings when the Host is elevated at the celebration of High Mass.

(US, telecommunications, informal) Any of the Regional Bell Operating Companies resulting from the division of AT&T Corporation into a number of smaller companies in the 1980s as part of an antitrust agreement.

plural of Baby Bell

(simile) Totally clear; distinct and unmistakeable, as a bell's tone is clearly heard.