doorbell
English
noun
Definitions
- 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.
- A button that actives an electric doorbell.
Etymology
Compound from English door + English bell.
Origin
English
bell
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Lamborghini door English
- barn door English
- barndoor English
- bell English
- bell ringer English
- bell tower English
- bell work English
- bell-end English
- bell-gable English
- bell-pull English
- bellbind English
- bellbird English
- bellboy English
- bellcrank English
- belldom English
- bellflower English
- bellfounder English
- bellfounding English
- bellgirl English
- bellhopper English
- bellhouse English
- belling English
- bellist English
- belllike English
- bellmaker English
- bellmaking English
- bellman English
- bellmouth English
- bellperson English
- bellpush English
- bellringing English
- bellwether English
- bellwoman English
- bellwort English
- bluebell English
- cowbell English
- death door English
- door English
- doorbuster English
- doorcase English
- doorcheek English
- doored English
- doorflap English
- doorframe English
- doorgame English
- doorhanger English
- doorjamb English
- doorkeeper English
- doorknob English
- doorknock English
- doorknocker English
- doorlatch English
- doorleaf English
- doorless English
- doorlike English
- doorline English
- doormaker English
- doorman English
- doormat English
- doornail English
- doorperson English
- doorphone English
- doorplate English
- doorpost English
- doorsill English
- doorslab English
- doorsman English
- doorstaff English
- doorstead English
- doorstep English
- doorstone English
- doorstop English
- doorstopper English
- doorward English
- doorwards English
- doorway English
- doorwoman English
- dooryard English
- dumbbell English
- firebell English
- firedoor English
- forebell English
- foredoor English
- funeral door English
- handbell English
- harebell English
- hawkbell English
- hell's bells English
- indoor English
- kettlebell English
- low-bell English
- lowbell English
- multidoor English
- outdoor English
- overdoor English
- passing-bell English
- plantation door English
- sandbell English
- sheep-bell English
- silverbell English
- sleighbell English
- snowbell English
- stagedoor English
- sunnybell English
- trapdoor English
- windbell English
- ドア Japanese
- ベル Japanese
- belle Middle English
- dore Middle English
- 벨 Korean
- dua Tok Pisin
- bel Bislama
- belo Fiji Hindi
- bell
- door
- doored
- indoor
- doorman
- doorway
- bellboy
- lowbell
- outdoor
- doormat
- cowbell
- belldom
- bellist
- bellman
- belling
- bellgirl
- harebell
- low-bell
- doorknob
- doorless
- firedoor
- sandbell
- bellwort
- handbell
- doornail
- doorgame
- doorline
- hawkbell
- overdoor
- foredoor
- doorleaf
- doorsill
- windbell
- doorsman
- doorcase
- doorjamb
- bluebell
- doorstop
- doorslab
- doorlike
- snowbell
- forebell
- firebell
- dooryard
- belllike
- doorward
- bellpush
- bellbird
- doorflap
- trapdoor
- bellbind
- dumbbell
- bell-end
- barndoor
- doorpost
- doorstep
- doorcheek
- doorwoman
- bellmaker
- sunnybell
- doorstaff
- doorplate
- doorstone
- bell work
- doorlatch
- stagedoor
- doorknock
- bellmouth
- doorframe
- doorwards
- bellwoman
- doorstead
- doorphone
- multidoor
- bell-pull
- doormaker
- bellhouse
- barn door
- bellcrank
- bellperson
- bellwether
- sheep-bell
- death door
- bellflower
- kettlebell
- bellmaking
- doorperson
- bell tower
- silverbell
- doorbuster
- doorhanger
- bell-gable
- bellhopper
- sleighbell
- doorkeeper
- bellfounder
- doorknocker
- bellringing
- doorstopper
- bell ringer
- bellfounding
- hell's bells
- passing-bell
- funeral door
- plantation door
- Lamborghini door