As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
doorbell, bell, buzzer
(noun) a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
doorbell (plural doorbells)
A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.
A button that actives an electric doorbell.
doorbell (third-person singular simple present doorbells, present participle doorbelling, simple past and past participle doorbelled)
(intransitive) To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
(transitive) To ring many doorbells of (target people or an area) in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
• bordello
Source: Wiktionary
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.