BELITTLE
Be*lit"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belittled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Belittling.]
Defn: To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way. T. Jefferson.
BELIVE
Be*live", adv. Etym: [Cf. Live, a.]
Defn: Forthwith; speedily; quickly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
BELK
Belk, v. t. Etym: [See Belch.]
Defn: To vomit. [Obs.]
BELL
Bell, n. Etym: [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See Bellow.]
1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck.
Note: Bells have been made of various metals, but the best have always been, as now, of an alloy of copper and tin. The Liberty Bell, the famous bell of the Philadelphia State House, which rang when the Continental Congress declared the Independence of the United States, in 1776. It had been cast in 1753, and upon it were the words "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land, to all the inhabitants thereof."
2. A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose ball which causes it to sound when moved.