NOUN | possession | toll | a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance) |
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attribute | toll, price, cost | value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something | |
event | toll, bell | the sound of a bell being struck | |
VERB | perception | toll | ring slowly |
possession | toll | charge a fee for using |
Sounds | tow'l | |
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Rhymes | amphibole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl... |
Meaning | A fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance). | |
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Broader | fee | A fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services |
Spanish | peaje | |
Catalan | peatge | |
Adjectives | toll-free | having no toll levied for its use |
Verbs | toll | charge a fee for using |
Meaning | Value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something. | |
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Synonyms | price, cost | |
Narrower | death toll | The number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle / battle or a natural disaster |
Broader | value | The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable |
Spanish | coste, precio | |
Catalan | preu |
Meaning | The sound of a bell being struck. | |
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Example | "she heard the distant toll of church bells" | |
Synonym | bell | |
Narrower | angelus bell, angelus | The sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited |
knell | The sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something | |
Broader | sound | The sudden occurrence of an audible event |
Spanish | campana | |
Catalan | campana | |
Verbs | toll | ring slowly |
Meaning | ring slowly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "For whom the bell tolls" | |
Broader | ring, knell | make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification |
Spanish | doblar | |
Catalan | sonar, tocar a morts, tocar | |
Nouns | toll | the sound of a bell being struck |
toller | a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) |
Meaning | Charge a fee for using. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "Toll the bridges into New York City" | |
Broader | levy, impose | impose and collect |
Nouns | toll | a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance) |
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