toll the knell
1toll the death knell — sound/toll the death knell to cause an organization, system, or activity to fail or end. The new superstore will sound the death knell for hundreds of small independent shops. (often + for) The closure of the local car factory tolled the death… …
2knell — n. to sound, toll the knell * * * [nel] toll the knell to sound …
3knell — noun, literary 1) the knell of the ship s bell Syn: toll, tolling, dong, resounding, reverberation; death knell; archaic tocsin 2) this sounded the knell for the project Syn: end, beginning of the end …
4knell — 1. verb /nɛl/ a) to ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. b) to signal or proclaim something by ringing a bell. 2 …
5toll — I v strike, sound, ring, ring the knell, knell, peal. II n payment, recompense; assessment, exaction, fee, dues, charge; rate, tribute, duty, tax, levy, tariff, impost …
6toll — toll1 [tōl] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger zoll, ON tollr < MLowG tol < ML tolneum < VL * toloneum, toll(house), for L teloneum < Gr telōnion < telōnēs, tax collector < telos, tax, akin to tlēnai, to support, bear: for IE base see… …
7knell — [nel] vi. [ME knyllen & (with echoic vowel change) knellen < OE cnyllan, akin to MHG (er)knellen: prob. echoic] 1. to ring in a slow, solemn way; toll 2. to sound ominously or mournfully vt. to call or announce by or as by a knell n. 1. the… …
8The Minister's Black Veil — The children fled from his approach , illustration by Elenore Abbott, 1900 The Minister s Black Veil is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It was first published in the 1836 edition of The Token and Atlantic Souvenir, edited by Samuel… …
9The Maypole of Merry Mount — is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It first appeared in Twice Told Tales, a collection of short stories, in 1837. Plot synopsis The people of Merrymount, whom Hawthorne calls the crew of Comus, celebrate the marriage of a youth and a maiden …
10toll — toll1 /tohl/, n. 1. a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge. 2. the extent of loss, damage, suffering, etc., resulting from some action or… …
