doorbell

noun

door·​bell ˈdȯr-ˌbel 

: a bell or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outer door

Examples of doorbell in a Sentence

We rang the doorbell until someone came to let us in.

Recent Examples on the Web

Reporting doorbell or dashcam videos of potential fireball sightings can help researchers track and collect meteorites – and ultimately improve their understanding of how the solar system evolved. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

UniFi Protect makes my Ubiquiti security cameras appear in Home — and also helps my doorbell work (long story). — David Pierce, The Verge, 11 July 2026

The whole point of driving the price of AI tokens down is to get intelligence embedded into every product the way cheap semiconductors ended up inside everything, from cars to doorbells. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Amazon has a range of hardware from Ring doorbells to Echo Devices and Fire TV. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing doorbell

• doorbell camera
• video doorbell

Rhymes for doorbell

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel

Kids Definition

doorbell

noun

door·​bell -ˌbel 

: a bell, gong, or set of chimes to be rung usually by a push button at an outside door