DOORBELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does doorbell mean? 

• DOORBELL (noun)
  The noun DOORBELL has 1 sense:

1. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed

  Familiarity information: DOORBELL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOORBELL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bell; buzzer; doorbell

Hypernyms ("doorbell" is a kind of...):

button; push; push button (an electrical switch operated by pressing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "doorbell"):

night bell (a doorbell to be used at night)