D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

doorbell

· IPA /ˈdɔɹ.bɛl/
01 n. a bell or other sounding device, actuated by a push button at an outer door; the push button activating the bell; alos, the ringing of such…
  1. 1.
    a bell or other sounding device, actuated by a push button at an outer door; the push button activating the bell; alos, the ringing of such a bell; as, I was in the shower and didn't hear the doorbell.
Syn. bell, buzzer.