Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bells

/bɛlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: bells
IPA: /bɛlz/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.

noun

Ellipsis of bell-bottoms.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of bell

noun

name

name

A city in Tennessee.

name

A town in Texas.

Example Sentences

"And to him, long bell-bottoms were “arrogant.” So, whenever he was home before I left for school, he would make me stand on the top step of the six steps to the bedroom level of our house and he would inspect my bells."

Derived Forms

Bowbells rosybells

Phrases

coral bells early bells hell's bells Maroon Bells morning bells peal of bells ring of bells sea bells

Homonyms

belz

Rhymes With

tells cells wells hotels sells smells shells spells yells cartels swells welles

Questions

How do you pronounce bells?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɛlz/.
What does bells mean?: plural of bell

How to pronounce bells

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