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• Barbara Rütting — (* 21. November 1927 in Wietstock, Landkreis Teltow; eigentlich Waltraud Goltz) ist eine deutsche Schauspielerin, Autorin und Politikerin. 2003 und 2008 wurde sie über die oberbayerische Bezirksliste für Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in den Bayerischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• bell — bell1 bell less, adj. /bel/, n. 1. a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like. 2. the stroke or sound of such an instrument: We …   Universalium

• caterwaul — caterwauler, n. /kat euhr wawl /, v.i. 1. to utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time. 2. to utter a similar sound; howl or screech. 3. to quarrel like cats. n. Also, caterwauling. 4. the cry of a cat in rutting time. 5. any similar… …   Universalium

• caterwaul — cat•er•waul [[t]ˈkæt ərˌwɔl[/t]] v. i. 1) anb to utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time 2) cvb to utter a similar sound; howl or screech 3) cvb to quarrel like cats 4) anb the cry of a cat in rutting time 5) cvb any similar sound Also …   From formal English to slang

• cat|er|waul — «KAT uhr wl», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. (of cats) to utter long drawn, wailing cries, especially in the night; give their characteristic cry at rutting time: »Dread midnight come, the cats gan caterwaul (Jeremy Taylor). 2. Figurative. a) to howl like… …   Useful english dictionary

• bell — bell1 noun 1》 a hollow object, typically made of metal and in the shape of a deep inverted cup, that sounds a clear musical note when struck.     ↘the sound or stroke of a bell, used as a signal. 2》 (bells) a musical instrument consisting of a… …   English new terms dictionary

• bell — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a hollow usu. metal object in the shape of a deep upturned cup usu. widening at the lip, made to sound a clear musical note when struck (either externally or by means of a clapper inside). 2 a a sound or stroke of a bell, esp. as… …   Useful english dictionary

• Bell — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a hollow usu. metal object in the shape of a deep upturned cup usu. widening at the lip, made to sound a clear musical note when struck (either externally or by means of a clapper inside). 2 a a sound or stroke of a bell, esp. as… …   Useful english dictionary

• As mad as a March Hare — March March (m[aum]rch), n. [L. Martius mensis Mars month fr. Martius belonging to Mars, the god of war: cf. F. mars. Cf. {Martial}.] The third month of the year, containing thirty one days. [1913 Webster] The stormy March is come at last, With… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bell — Bell, v. i. To call or bellow, as the deer in rutting time; to make a bellowing sound; to roar. [1913 Webster] As loud as belleth wind in hell. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The wild buck bells from ferny brake. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Belling — Bell ing, n. [From {Bell} to bellow.] A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time. Johnson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English