ALARM
\ɐlˈɑːm], \ɐlˈɑːm], \ɐ_l_ˈɑː_m]\
Definitions of ALARM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
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an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
By Princeton University
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a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
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an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
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A sudden attack; disturbance; broil.
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Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
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A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep, or rousing their attention; an alarum.
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To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
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To keep in excitement; to disturb.
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To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
By Oddity Software
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Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
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A sudden attack; disturbance; broil.
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Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
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A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep, or rousing their attention; an alarum.
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To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
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To keep in excitement; to disturb.
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To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
By Noah Webster.
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To arouse to a sense of danger; strike with fear of danger.
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A call to arms; a warning of danger; the fear of danger. Also, alarum.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Notice of danger: sudden surprise with fear: a mechanical contrivance to arouse from sleep.
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To call to arms: to give notice of danger: to fill with dread.
By Daniel Lyons
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A notice of danger; surprise with fear; machine to awaken a sleeper.
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To notify of danger; excite fear in.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To strike with sudden fear; give alarm to; arouse.
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Sudden fear arousing to defense or escape.
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A sound to apprize of danger or arouse from sleep; a mechanism, as of a clock, giving such signal.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Signal in warning of approaching danger; a summons to arms; sudden terror excited by apprehension of danger; contrivance for waking persons from sleep, or exciting attention. An appeal or challenge.
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To rouse to vigilance and exertion in imminency of danger; to disturb with terror.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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To give a sign to warn of approaching danger; to surprise; to arouse to danger.
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An outery to announce danger; sudden surprise; terror.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
