Associations to the word «Alarm»

Wiktionary

ALARM, noun. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
ALARM, noun. Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
ALARM, noun. A sudden attack; disturbance.
ALARM, noun. Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
ALARM, noun. A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.
ALARM, noun. An instance of an alarum ringing or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.
ALARM, verb. (transitive) To call to arms for defense
ALARM, verb. (transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger
ALARM, verb. (transitive) To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
ALARM, verb. (transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
ALARM, verb. (transitive) To keep in excitement; to disturb.
ALARM BELL, noun. Used other than as an idiom: see alarm,‎ bell.
ALARM BELL, noun. (figuratively) (usually in plural) A sudden awareness of danger.
ALARM CLOCK, noun. A clock with an alarm that can be set to sound at a determined time.
ALARM CLOCKS, noun. Plural of alarm clock
ALARM GAUGE, noun. A device attached to a steam boiler to indicate excessive steam pressure or insufficient water.
ALARM GAUGES, noun. Plural of alarm gauge
ALARM SUBSTANCE, noun. (zoology) chemical given off from the skin of a fish after injury that warns nearby fish of danger.
ALARM SUBSTANCES, noun. Plural of alarm substance
ALARM SYSTEM, noun. A burglar alarm.
ALARM SYSTEMS, noun. Plural of alarm system

Dictionary definition

ALARM, noun. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
ALARM, noun. A device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event.
ALARM, noun. An automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger.
ALARM, noun. A clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time.
ALARM, verb. Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us".
ALARM, verb. Warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries".

Wise words

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
Mohandas Gandhi