alarm (noun)
1alarm — noun 1 fear/worry ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great ▪ growing ▪ sudden ▪ public ▪ There is growing public alarm at this incre …
2alarm clock — noun a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time • Syn: ↑alarm • Hypernyms: ↑clock * * * noun, pl ⋯ clocks [count] : a clock that can be set to sound an alarm at any desired time She set the alarm clock for six o clock. The alarm clock went… …
3alarm — ► NOUN 1) anxious or frightened awareness of danger. 2) a warning of danger. 3) a warning sound or device. ► VERB 1) frighten or disturb. 2) (be alarmed) be fitted or protected with an alarm …
4alarm system — noun a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event • Syn: ↑alarm, ↑warning device • Hypernyms: ↑device • Hyponyms: ↑automobile horn, ↑car horn, ↑ …
5alarm clock — ► NOUN ▪ a clock that can be preset to sound an alarm at a particular time, used to wake someone from sleep …
6alarm bell — noun the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) • Syn: ↑tocsin • Hypernyms: ↑alarm, ↑alert, ↑warning signal, ↑alarum …
7alarm-bell — alarmˈ bell noun A bell warning of danger • • • Main Entry: ↑alarm …
8alarm call — noun A telephone service by which a subscriber can arrange to be called at a particular time, eg to wake him or her in the morning • • • Main Entry: ↑alarm …
9alarm-radio — alarmˈ radio noun A clock radio • • • Main Entry: ↑alarm …
10alarm clock — noun Date: 1662 a clock that can be set to sound an alarm at a desired time …
