CHIME

5 letters 12 Scrabble points /ˈtʃaɪm/

Definition of CHIME

noun

  1. A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.

    "Hugo was a chime player in the school orchestra."

  2. An individual ringing component of such a set.

    "Peter removed the C♯ chime from its mounting so that he could get at the dust that had accumulated underneath."

  3. A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.

    "The professor had stuffed a wad of gum into the chime of his doorbell so that he wouldn't be bothered."

Related words: alarm bell buzz buzzer carillon clapper curfew ding-dong
verb

  1. To make the sound of a chime.

    "I got up for lunch as soon as the wall clock began chiming noon."

  2. To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.

  3. To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters C H I M E
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 12 points

Anagrams of CHIME

Words that use the same letters:

HEMIC MICHE

Words Containing "CHIME"

ACHIME ACHIMELECH ACHIMENES ARCHIMEDEAN ARCHIMEDES BLANCHIMETER CHICHIMEC CHICHIMECAN CHIMED CHIMENE CHIMER CHIMERA CHIMERAL CHIMERAS CHIMERE CHIMERES CHIMERIC CHIMERICAL CHIMERICALLY CHIMERICALNESS

Words Starting with "CHIME"

CHIMED CHIMENE CHIMER CHIMERA CHIMERAL CHIMERAS CHIMERE CHIMERES CHIMERIC CHIMERICAL CHIMERICALLY CHIMERICALNESS CHIMERISM CHIMERS CHIMES CHIMESMASTER

Words Ending with "CHIME"

ACHIME ISOCHIME UNDERCHIME