belled

1. 1
   adjective

   Fitted with a bell so it can make a ringing sound.

   Like a cat's collar with a little bell that rings when it moves.

   The belled collar helped us find the cat at night.

   A belled toy keeps the baby happy with its soft ringing.

2. 2
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of bell. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

   The farmer belled every cow before turning the herd loose.

   They belled the lead ram so the flock could be tracked.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Wearing bells, often around an animal's neck.

   Like a bracelet of little bells that jingles whenever you move.

   The belled goats wandered the meadow, ringing softly as they grazed.

   We could hear the belled reindeer long before we saw the sleigh.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Having one end made wider and hollow so another pipe fits inside.

   Like the wide rim of a paper cup that another cup slides into.

   The belled end of the pipe slid neatly over the next section.

   Plumbers use a belled fitting to join two lengths of pipe.

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