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door·bell

 (dôr′bĕl′)
n.
A bell, chime, or buzzer outside a door that is rung to announce the presence of a visitor or caller.
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doorbell

(ˈdɔːbɛl)
n
a bell that is rung by visitors to a house to alert someone inside to their arrival
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door•bell

(ˈdɔrˌbɛl, ˈdoʊr-)

n.
a bell, chime, or buzzer connected with a door, rung by persons seeking admittance, making a delivery, etc.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.doorbell - a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pusheddoorbell - a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
night bell - a doorbell to be used at night
push button, button, push - an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"
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Translations
zvonek
dørklokke
ovikello
zvonce
玄関の呼び鈴
초인종
hišni zvonec
dörrklocka
กริ่งประตู
chuông cửa

doorbell

[ˈdɔːbel] Ntimbre m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

doorbell

[ˈdɔːrbɛl] nsonnette f
to ring the doorbell → sonner
Suddenly the doorbell rang → Soudain, on a sonné.door chain nchaîne f de sûretédoor handle npoignée f de porte
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

doorbell

[ˈdɔːˌbɛl] ncampanello
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

doorbell

جَرَسُ الباب zvonek dørklokke Türklingel κουδούνι πόρτας timbre, timbre de la puerta ovikello sonnette zvonce campanello 玄関の呼び鈴 초인종 deurbel dørklokke dzwonek u drzwi campainha da porta дверной звонок dörrklocka กริ่งประตู kapı zili chuông cửa 门铃
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References in classic literature ?
Because he was always first in his classes at school, and could mend the water-pipes or the doorbell and take the clock to pieces, she seemed to think him a sort of prince.
Miss Miranda, had she lived in a populous neighborhood, would have had her doorbell pulled, her gate tied up, or "dirt traps" set in her garden paths.
Unable in my excitement to find the doorbell I instinctively tried the knob.
In the midst of this repast, however, the doorbell was heard--young Moss of the ruddy hair rose up with the keys and answered the summons, and coming back, told the Colonel that the messenger had returned with a bag, a desk and a letter, which he gave him.
He was perfectly calm, and, between the crashes, listened attentively to the delicate tinkling of the doorbell somewhere within the house.
As she spoke there was a loud ring at the doorbell. The women-servants crowded into the bedroom in alarm.
Amazon said Wednesday more than 400 US police departments had joined its "Ring Neighbors" network, a program aimed at curbing crime using video from the company's smart doorbell that has raised civil liberties concerns.
It will not give Bartlett police access to residents' Ring doorbell or security camera devices.
It was initially found that four fifths of Britons (82%) have a doorbell and would much prefer to ring a doorbell than to knock on a door when making house calls.
I recently watched a YouTube clip where stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco reenacts a modern-day family enter a state of sheer panic at the mere sound of a doorbell ring.
I hope I'll wake up to the sound of them ringing my doorbell, that they'll finally keep their promise to install WiFi, so I will feel that I am getting what I am paying for.