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dzwonek — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bell noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
  • bluebell noun Any of several plants with drooping, bell-shaped blue flowers, especially the common woodland bluebell of Britain.
  • doorbell noun A button or device by an entrance that rings or chimes to alert people inside that someone is at the door.
  • ring noun A small circular band, often worn on a finger as jewelry.
  • ringtone noun The sound a mobile phone makes to signal an incoming call.

Senses

dzwonek 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.
  • bell (chiefly, British, informal) A telephone call.
  • bell A signal at a school that tells the students when a class is starting or ending.
  • bluebell Various flowering plants with blue, usually pendulous, flowers.
  • doorbell A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.
  • ring The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.
  • ring (colloquial) A telephone call.
  • ringtone The sound made by a telephone when ringing.

bell — full definition

  1. noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
  2. verb To attach a bell to something.
  3. verb To flare out or take on a bell-like shape.

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