Doorbell

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A bell, chime, or buzzer outside a door that is rung to announce the presence of a visitor or caller.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
  • n. A button that actives an electric doorbell.
  • v. To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
  • v. To ring many doorbells of (target people or an area) in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a bell or other sounding device, actuated by a push button at an outer door; the push button activating the bell; alos, the ringing of such a bell.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A bell at a door, or connected with a handle or knob exposed outside a door, for the purpose of giving notice when one desires admittance.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    push button    button    push   
    Hyponym
    night bell   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bell    buzzer   
    Same Context
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