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  • 1alarum-bell — …

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  • 2alarum — n. archaic = ALARM. Phrases and idioms: alarums and excursions joc. confused noise and bustle. * * * alarum A variant of alarm, formerly used in all the senses of the word, but now restricted, exc. in poetical use, to the peal or chime of a… …

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  • 3alarum — /əˈlarəm/ (say uh lahruhm) noun 1. Archaic alarm. 2. Horology a. a device designed to ring a warning bell at a certain hour. b. the bell itself. –phrase 3. alarums and excursions, noisy and threatening activity. {Phrase Origin: from an… …

  • 4Alarm bell — Alarm A*larm ([.a]*l[aum]rm ), n. [F. alarme, It. all arme to arms ! fr. L. arma, pl., arms. See {Arms}, and cf. {Alarum}.] 1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. [1913 Webster] Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shak. [1913… …

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  • 5fire bell — Synonyms and related words: Klaxon, Mayday, SOS, air raid alarm, alarm, alarm bell, alarm clock, alarm signal, alarum, alert, all clear, beacon, bell, blinking light, burglar alarm, buzzer, chimes, church bell, clapper, cowbell, crostarie, dinner …

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  • 6alarm bell — noun the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) • Syn: ↑tocsin • Hypernyms: ↑alarm, ↑alert, ↑warning signal, ↑alarum …

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  • 7alarm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. alarum, warning; tocsin; SOS, siren, danger signal, red light or flag; condition red; fear, unease. v. frighten, panic, scare; shock, horrify; make uneasy; sound the alarm, bell, or tocsin; alert,… …

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  • 8Legio X Gemina — Escudo de la Legio X Gemina a principios del siglo V, según la Notitia Dignitatum occ. Activa Desde el 70 a. C. hasta el siglo V …

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  • 9Alarm — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Indication of danger. < N PARAG:Alarm >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 alarm alarm Sgm: N 1 alarum alarum larum alarm bell tocsin alerts beat of drum sound of trumpet note of alarm hue and cry fire cros …

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  • 10Alarm — A*larm ([.a]*l[aum]rm ), n. [F. alarme, It. all arme to arms ! fr. L. arma, pl., arms. See {Arms}, and cf. {Alarum}.] 1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. [1913 Webster] Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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