Doorbell

Definition: Doorbell

Doorbell

Noun

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

Date "doorbell" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1885. (references)

Synonyms: Doorbell

Synonyms: bell (n), buzzer (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Doorbell

English words defined with "doorbell": bellpull ♦ night bell ♦ To lie at one's door. (references)

Specialty definitions using "doorbell": BUTLER, SECOND ♦ HOUSE SITTER, HOUSE WORKER, GENERAL, housekeeper, home. (references)

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Modern Usage: Doorbell

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	There's no doorbell! (Léon; writing credit: Luc Besson) Who the hell rings a doorbell at a party? (Gilmore Girls; writing credit: Povl Erik Carstensen; Sebastian Dorset)
Lyrics	Last night someone rang our doorbell (Part-time lover; performing artist: Stevie Wonder)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Doorbell

Domain	Title
Books	Buzz Off! Build Your Own Electronic Doorbell (reference) Doorbell (reference) Llaman a LA Puerta/the Doorbell Rang (reference) Ring the Doorbell With Your Elbow: A Cookbook of 'Portables' (reference) Sally's Doorbell (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	The Doorbell Rang (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Consumer Goods	Oregon Scientific BHDR619 Modular Personal Ringer (Wireless Doorbell) (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Doorbell

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Sounds Captioned with "Doorbell".

Play	Caption
	Doorbell ringing; ding dong.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Doorbell

"Doorbell" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.54% of the time. "Doorbell" is used about 217 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	99.54%	216	20,583
Noun (proper)	0.46%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	217	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Doorbell

Expression using "doorbell": ring the doorbell. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Doorbell

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
doorbell	140	doorbell installation	5
wireless doorbell	78	intercom doorbell	5
doorbell chime	24	doorbell lesson plan rang	5
doorbell button	20	custom doorbell	5
doorbell cover	20	antique doorbell	5
doggie doorbell	19	remote doorbell	5
doorbell fon	15	doorbell wire	4
doorbell wiring	11	pet doorbell	4
doorbell sound	9	doorbell installing	4
dealer doorbell fon	9	doorbell phone	3
the doorbell rang	8	little tikes magic doorbell playhouse	3
pet chime a doorbell for your pet	8	doorbell intercom wireless	3
doorbell plate	8	doorbell surround	3
doorbell repair	7	magic doorbell playhouse	3
doorbell transformer	7	camera doorbell	3
doorbell wav	7	doorbell ringer	3
install doorbell	6	doorbell chime cover	3
dog doorbell	6	frog doorbell	3
doorbell fix	6	doorbell signaler	3
musical doorbell	6	craft doorbell rang	2
		cordless doorbell	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Doorbell

Language		Translations for "doorbell"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		позвънявам на вратата (ring the doorbell). (various references)

Chinese		门�"�. (various references)

Czech		zvonek (bell, bluebell, door-bell, harebell). (various references)

German		Türklingel. (various references)

Greek		κουδούνι πόρτασ. (various references)

Italian		campanello (bell, ring). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		呼び鈴 (a bell, a doorbell). (various references)

Pig Latin		oorbellday

Russian		дверной звонок (door-bell). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		zvonce na vratima. (various references)

Spanish		timbre de la puerta. (various references)

Swedish		dörrklocka. (various references)

Thai		กริ่งหน้าประตู. (various references)

Turkish		zil (bell, cymbal, handbell), kapı zili. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Doorbell

Derivations
	Words beginning with "doorbell": doorbells. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Doorbell" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Dobrilla, Dombello, doorbelled, Dorell, Durosell, Turbull. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Doorbell"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "doorbell" (pronounced dô"rbe'l)
4	-r b e' l	barbell.
3	-b e' l	cowbell, decibel, dumbbell.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Doorbell

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: bordello.
	Words within the letters "b-d-e-l-l-o-o-r"
	-1 letter: bedroll, boodler.
	-2 letters: bolder, bolero, bolled, boodle, bordel, rolled.
	-3 letters: blood, booed, bored, brood, dobro, dolor, droll, drool, lobed, looed, obole, older, orbed, robed, roble, rodeo.
	-4 letters: bell, bled, bode, bold, bole, boll, bolo, boor, bore, bred, broo, dell, doer, dole, doll, door, dore, lobe, lobo, lode, lord, lore, oboe, obol, odor, oleo, ordo.
	Words containing the letters "b-d-e-l-l-o-o-r"
	+1 letter: bordellos, doorbells.
	+4 letters: collaborated.
	+5 letters: hyperboloidal.
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