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- pronunciation:
- nel
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the sound produced by a bell rung solemnly, as for a funeral.
- similar words:
- toll
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| definition 2: |
a sound or other signal of misfortune, conclusion, or failure.
His low grade in chemistry was the death knell of his college plans. |
| related words: |
clang |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
knells, knelling, knelled |
| definition 1: |
to toll, as a bell.
- similar words:
- ring, toll
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| definition 2: |
to make a sound of mourning or doom.
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| related words: |
clang, sound |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to use a bell to call or proclaim.
- similar words:
- ring, toll
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| definition 2: |
to signal or pronounce.
A bad review could knell the end of her theatrical career.- similar words:
- sound
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| related words: |
proclaim |
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