What (who) is doorbell - definition
SIGNALING DEVICE PLACED NEAR AN ENTRY DOOR TO A BUILDING
Door bell; Door chime; Doorbells; Intelligent door bell
![Doorbell at the entrance of [[Chetham's Library]], Manchester, England](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chetham's Library 2015 28.jpg?width=200 "Doorbell at the entrance of [[Chetham's Library]], Manchester, England")
![Doorbell mechanism from 1884 in [[Andrássy Avenue]], Budapest](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lakáscsengő - Andrássy út 94 szám II. emelet 2 ajtószám (1).JPG?width=200 "Doorbell mechanism from 1884 in [[Andrássy Avenue]], Budapest")
doorbell
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A doorbell is a bell on the outside of a house which you can ring so that the people inside know that you want to see them.
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n. to ring a doorbell
doorbell
¦ noun a bell in a building which can be rung by visitors arriving outside.
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Doorbell
A doorbell is a signaling device typically placed near a door to a building's entrance. When a visitor presses a button, the bell rings inside the building, alerting the occupant to the presence of the visitor. Although the first doorbells were mechanical, activated by pulling a cord connected to a bell, modern doorbells are electric, operated by a pushbutton switch. Modern doorbells often incorporate intercoms and miniature video cameras to increase security.
Pronunciation examples for doorbell
1. They ring the doorbell.
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2. There's a doorbell story.
The Shot That Killed Bin Laden _ Rob O'Neill _ Talks at Google
3. ring on your doorbell.
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4. SCOTT BERKUN: Doorbell, nope.
The Dance of the Possible _ Scott Berkun _ Talks at Google
5. The doorbell rang.
Symbiont _ Mira Grant _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of doorbell
1. No one answered the doorbell at Pope‘s home Monday afternoon.
2. Then the doorbell rang. Is he dead?‘‘ Dyer asked the pair of Marines on his doorstep.
3. Just after 1am I woke to the sound of my front doorbell ringing.
4. We, the worried sick, are lying here waiting for the doorbell to ring.
5. Rock ‘n‘ roll would be blaring and the doorbell ringing incessantly.