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What is the noun for bells?

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bell

A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
The sounding of a bell as a signal.
(chiefly Britain, informal) A telephone call.
A signal at a school that tells the students when a class is starting or ending.
(music) The flared end of a brass or woodwind instrument.
(nautical) Any of a series of strokes on a bell (or similar), struck every half hour to indicate the time (within a four hour watch)
The flared end of a pipe, designed to mate with a narrow spigot.
(computing) A device control code that produces a beep (or rings a small electromechanical bell on older teleprinters etc.).
Anything shaped like a bell, such as the cup or corolla of a flower.
(architecture) The 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.
An instrument situated on a bicycle's handlebar, used by the cyclist to warn of his or her presence.
Synonyms:

tocsin, chime, gong, knell, peal, toll, alert, carillon, dinger, doorbell, tintinnabulum, glockenspiel, cymbal, ding-dong, alarm bell, church bell, hand bell, school bell, ship's bell, sleigh bell, flag, alarm, signal, siren, warning, buzzer, buzz, ringer, horn, danger signal, distress signal, hooter, sign, klaxon, whistle, fire alarm, warning bell, bleeper, Klaxon, burglar alarm, timer, beeper … more

Examples:

“The tenor bell at Westminster Abbey will solemnly toll every minute for 101 minutes, echoing the years of the Queen Mother's life.”

“The bell resounded at its high-pitch scream and last-minute stragglers rushed in.”

belling

Bellowing; the sound of a male deer during the rutting season
(US, Indiana) A shivaree.

bellpull

A rope that rings a bell.
A handle attached to a rope that rings a bell.
Examples:

“In the wall was a gate, and by the gate a bellpull formed of a hanging wire.”

“The classic front door has its original furniture and bellpull.”

bell

The bellow or bay of certain animals, such as a hound on the hunt or a stag in rut.
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Examples:

“The tenor bell at Westminster Abbey will solemnly toll every minute for 101 minutes, echoing the years of the Queen Mother's life.”

“The bell resounded at its high-pitch scream and last-minute stragglers rushed in.”

bellhouse

A structure housing a bell or bells; bell tower; belfry

bellpush

A button that rings a bell (such as a doorbell) when pressed.

bellmouth

A bell-shaped extension at the end of a pipe.

bellringing

The ringing of bells, as performed by a bellringer.

bellist

(rare) Someone who plays bells; a musical bell ringer.
Synonyms:

bell ringer

bellfounding

The process of casting bells from metal.

bellmaking

The manufacture of bells.

bellmaker

someone who makes bells
Synonyms:

bellfounder

someone who makes bells
Synonyms:

bellmaker

bells

plural of bell
(nautical) Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half hour, to mark the passage of time.
Synonyms:

chimes, carillon, glockenspiel, gongs, knells, peals, tocsins, tolls, alarms, alerts, buzzers, buzzes, clappers, curfews, dingers, doorbells, ringers, signals, sirens, tintinnabula, warnings, ding-dongs, alarm bells, church bells, sleigh bells, sound, cymbals, alarm, carillons, rings, angelus, glockenspiels, gong, beepers, bleepers, timers, dings, clangs, strikes, dongs, jingles, booms, jangles, bongs, clashes, ring tones, ringtones … more

Examples:

“The churchgoers were enthralled as the musician skillfully played the bells in the bell tower, creating a mesmerizing harmony that echoed through the town.”

“Your job is to yell out your orders, and the waitron will ring bells back at you in response.”

“Nanu's feet kept time to the music and the bells strapped to his ankles chimed softly.”

bellringings