bell

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}} of [[Scottish]] and northern [[English]] origin for a [[bell ringer]], [[bellmaker]], or from someone who lived "at the Bell (inn)."
2. The Bell telephone company (after {{w|Alexander Graham Bell}}, the inventor of the telephone.)
3. {{given name|en|male|from=surnames|usage=occasional}}.
4. {{given name|en|female|varof=Belle}}; mostly used as a [[middle name]] in the 19th century.
5. {{place|en|number of places|c/USA}}:
6. {{place|en|village|p/Eastern Cape|c/South Africa}}.
7. {{place|en|village|in the|city:Pref/Blue Mountains|s/New South Wales|c/Australia}}.
8. {{place|en|rural town|in|r:Suf/Western Downs|s/Queensland|c/Australia}}.
9. {{place|en|municipality|dist/de:Mayen-Koblenz|s/Rhineland-Palatinate|c/Germany}}.
10. {{place|en|municipality|dist/de:Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis|s/Rhineland-Palatinate}}.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|US|Canada}} a [[telephone]] [[utility]]; a [[Baby Bell]].

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