doorbell

[ US /ˈdɔɹˌbɛɫ/ ]
[ UK /dˈɔːbɛl/ ]

NOUN

a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed

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How To Use doorbell In A Sentence

Mariah excused her for doorbell duty and we all lounged out on the floor and sofa.
If the doorbell rings, will I have to hide away upstairs? The Sun
She rang the doorbell, listened to the silence within and felt a moment of panic.
That child is an absolute pest he keeps ringing the doorbell and then running away!
About half past eight I was lounging on the couch, channel-surfing when my doorbell rang.
One resident, who wished to remain unnamed, said the lifts had been damaged, the careline tampered with, doorbells vandalised and windows broken.
She answered the door before I could ring the doorbell.
She stepped towards the door and in that very same instant, the doorbell rang.
Between rubber-necking the shiny, red-faced clientele around the dining room, "picnicking" on the potato salad, and chattering away about the unraveling of events of the evening, I was tempted to press the tiny little doorbell that is attached to the edge of every table in the restaurant. Archive 2007-02-01
She then trudged up the three steps to the main door and rang the doorbell.