bells

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of bell
2. (plural, plural-only)Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-only)Ellipsis of bell-bottoms.

   “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.”

4. (form-of, plural)plural of Bell

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of bell

name

1. (form-of, plural)plural of Bell
2. A city in Tennessee.
3. A town in Texas.