kello — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bell noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
- bong noun A water pipe used for smoking, often cannabis.
- bugle noun A brass wind instrument without valves, used mainly for military calls, played by adjusting lip pressure to move between notes.
- chime noun A bell-like instrument, or set of them, that rings out a musical note.
- chronometer noun A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.
- clock noun A device that displays or measures the time of day.
- time noun The ongoing flow of existence in which events happen — what clocks and calendars measure in seconds, hours, days and years.
- timer noun A device that measures or counts down an amount of time.
- watch noun A small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.
Senses
kello is used for these senses in English:
- bell (percussion instrument) 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.
- bellflower Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula.
- bellflower Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.
- bellflower A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.
- bong (slang) Doorbell chimes.
- bugle (brass instrument) A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series
- bugle A sort of wild ox; a buffalo.
- chime An individual ringing component of such a set.
bell — full definition
- noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
- verb To attach a bell to something.
- verb To flare out or take on a bell-like shape.
bong — full definition
- noun A water pipe used for smoking, often cannabis.
- noun A deep ringing sound, like that of a large bell.