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nouna percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
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"bells and gongs chimed"verbemit a sound
Definition that contains chime
- hammer a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
- syracuse the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)
- mallet a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
- typhon (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx
- bellerophon (Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera)
- chimeral being or relating to or like a chimera
- chimerical being or relating to or like a chimera
- hot water plant any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias
- chimeric being or relating to or like a chimera
- achimenes any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias