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Collocations for bell - noun

1. hollow metal object that rings

ADJECTIVE

church, temple
wedding (often figurative)
Their friends could already hear wedding bells (= were sure they would get married).
cow (usually cowbell)
sleigh
distant
brass, silver

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VERB + bell

ring
hear

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bell + VERB

chime, clang, jangle (esp. AmE), jingle (esp. AmE), peal, ring, ring out, sound, tinkle, toll
The bells on the harness tinkled softly.
The church bells tolled for the funeral.

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bell + NOUN

tower
pull, rope
ringer, ringing (usually bell-ringer, etc.)

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PHRASES

a chime of bells
the faint chime of bells
a peal of bells
She heard a peal of church bells.
a sound of bells
The sound of bells echoed across the valley.

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2. other object that rings

ADJECTIVE

bicycle, door (usually doorbell)
dinner, lunch, school
second-period, third-period, etc. (AmE)
electric
alarm, warning (both often figurative)
Alarm bells were ringing inside Stuart's head.
closing, opening
final
dismissal (AmE)
late, tardy (= to indicate that classes are about to start)
loud, shrill

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VERB + bell

press, ring, sound
answer
She hurried to answer the doorbell.

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bell + VERB

go, ring, sound
The school bell goes at three every afternoon.
signal sth
interrupt sb/sth

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bell + NOUN

pull, push (BrE)

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PHRASES

saved by the bell
Saved by the bell! I thought I'd have to sit here listening to you two argue forever.
bells and whistles
The laptop has all the latest bells and whistles (= attractive extra features).

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