noun
Meaning 1
A bell rung to warn people of a danger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
warning bell
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
A problematic or alarming aspect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
Meaning 3
a bell used to sound an alarm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tocsin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bell
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: varoituskello — bell rung to warn people
- Finnish: hälytyskello — bell rung to warn people
- German: Alarmglocke — bell rung to warn people
- German: Warnglocke — bell rung to warn people
- Polish: dzwonek alarmowy — bell rung to warn people
- Finnish: hälytyskello — problematic or alarming aspect
- German: Alarmglocke — problematic or alarming aspect
- German: Warnglocke — problematic or alarming aspect
- Polish: dzwonek alarmowy — problematic or alarming aspect