bell

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. chime, ring; flare. See indication, expansion.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Device for signaling audibly]

Syn. chime(s), signal, gong, Siren, carillon, angelus, tintinnabulum, buzzer, ding-dong*, ringer*; see also alarm 1 .

2. [Sound made by a bell]

Syn. toll, carillon, gong, pealing, tocsin, buzz, chime, tintinnabulation, ringing, knell, tinkle, bong, ding-dong, ding; see also sound 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

campana, carillon, chimes, dinger. ''The publicity of God.''—R.L. Bruckberger. ''The music bordering nearest heaven.''—Charles Lamb.

WORD FIND

• clapper: tongue

• ring by striking with hammer: chime

• ringer: sexton

• sound: clang, dong, ting, tinkle, tintinabulation, ring, knell, peal, toll, reverberation

• tower: belfry