[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bell \bell\, n. as. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. see bellow.
   1. a hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a
      cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue,
      and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck.
      1913 webster

   note: bells have been made of various metals, but the best
         have always been, as now, of an alloy of copper and
         tin.
         1913 webster

   the liberty bell, the famous bell of the philadelphia state
      house, which rang when the continental congress declared
      the independence of the united states, in 1776. it had
      been cast in 1753, and upon it were the words "proclaim
      liberty throughout all the land, to all the inhabitants
      thereof."
      1913 webster

   2. a hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose
      ball which causes it to sound when moved.
      1913 webster

   3. anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a
      flower. "in a cowslip's bell i lie." --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. arch. that 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.
      1913 webster

   5. pl. naut. the strikes of the bell which mark the time;
      or the time so designated.
      1913 webster

   note: on shipboard, time is marked by a bell, which is struck
         eight times at 4, 8, and 12 o'clock. half an hour after
         it has struck "eight bells" it is struck once, and at
         every succeeding half hour the number of strokes is
         increased by one, till at the end of the four hours,
         which constitute a watch, it is struck eight times.
         1913 webster

   to bear away the bell, to win the prize at a race where the
      prize was a bell; hence, to be superior in something.
      --fuller.

   to bear the bell, to be the first or leader; -- in allusion
      to the bellwether or a flock, or the leading animal of a
      team or drove, when wearing a bell.

   to curse by bell, book, and candle, a solemn form of
      excommunication used in the roman catholic church, the
      bell being tolled, the book of offices for the purpose
      being used, and three candles being extinguished with
      certain ceremonies. --nares.

   to lose the bell, to be worsted in a contest. "in single
      fight he lost the bell." --fairfax.

   to shake the bells, to move, give notice, or alarm. --shak.
      1913 webster

   note: bell is much used adjectively or in combinations; as,
         bell clapper; bell foundry; bell hanger; bell-mouthed;
         bell tower, etc., which, for the most part, are
         self-explaining.
         1913 webster

   bell arch arch., an arch of unusual form, following the
      curve of an ogee.

   bell cage, or bell carriage arch., a timber frame
      constructed to carry one or more large bells.

   bell cot arch., a small or subsidiary construction,
      frequently corbeled out from the walls of a structure, and
      used to contain and support one or more bells.

   bell deck arch., the floor of a belfry made to serve as a
      roof to the rooms below.

   bell founder, one whose occupation it is to found or cast
      bells.

   bell foundry, or bell foundery, a place where bells are
      founded or cast.

   bell gable arch., a small gable-shaped construction,
      pierced with one or more openings, and used to contain
      bells.

   bell glass. see bell jar.

   bell hanger, a man who hangs or puts up bells.

   bell pull, a cord, handle, or knob, connecting with a bell
      or bell wire, and which will ring the bell when pulled.
      --aytoun.

   bell punch, a kind of conductor's punch which rings a bell
      when used.

   bell ringer, one who rings a bell or bells, esp. one whose
      business it is to ring a church bell or chime, or a set of
      musical bells for public entertainment.

   bell roof arch., a roof shaped according to the general
      lines of a bell.

   bell rope, a rope by which a church or other bell is rung.
      

   bell tent, a circular conical-topped tent.

   bell trap, a kind of bell shaped stench trap.
      1913 webster
see also:
bellow the liberty bell to bear away the bell to bear the bell to curse by bell book 
and candle to lose the bell to shake the bells bell arch bell cage 
bell carriage bell cot bell deck bell founder bell foundry 
bell foundery bell gable bell glass bell jar bell hanger 
bell pull bell punch bell ringer bell roof bell rope 
bell tent bell trap 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bell ringer
     n 1: a person who rings church bells as for summoning the
          congregation syn: toller, ringer
     2: someone who plays musical handbells
     3: something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the
        new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a
        bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a
        home run" syn: bull's eye, mark, home run
see also:
toller ringer bull's eye mark home run 

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