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alarm

Letters that make alarm

a, l, m, r are letters that make 'alarm'

Words within alarm

la, ar, Alar, ala, alar, arm, AL, AR, LA, Al, Ar, La are words within 'alarm'

Anagrams of alarm

malar is an anagram of 'alarm'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of alarm

alarms is a word created by adding a letter to 'alarm'

alarm is a 5 letter word starting with a
alarm is a 5 letter word ending with m

6 possible definitions for 'alarm'

Alarm as "fill with apprehension or alarm, cause to be unpleasantly surprised"

Under this definition, alarm is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

appal, appall, horrify, dismay have the same meaning as 'alarm'

alarm as a type

'alarm' can be a type of frighten, fright, affright, scare.

Types of alarm

shock is a type of alarm.

Derivatives of alarm

alarmist, alarm, horror, dismay, consternation are derivatives of 'alarm'.

Alarm as "a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time"

Under this definition, alarm is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

alarm clock has the same meaning as alarm

alarm as a type

'alarm' can be a type of clock.

Alarm as "a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event"

Under this definition, alarm is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

warning device, alarm system have the same meaning as 'alarm'

alarm as a type

'alarm' can be a type of device.

Types of alarm

automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, burglar alarm, fire alarm, smoke alarm, horn, hooter, horn, siren are types of 'alarm'.

Alarm as "an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger"

Under this definition, alarm is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

alert, warning signal, alarum have the same meaning as 'alarm'

alarm as a type

'alarm' can be a type of sign, signaling, signal.

Types of alarm

horn, siren, fire alarm, foghorn, tocsin, burglar alarm, torpedo, air alert, red flag, fogsignal, alarm bell are types of 'alarm'.

Derivatives of alarm

alarm, alert are derivatives of 'alarm'.

Alarm as "fear resulting from the awareness of danger"

Under this definition, alarm is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dismay, consternation have the same meaning as 'alarm'

alarm as a type

'alarm' can be a type of fearfulness, fear, fright.

Attributes of alarm

alarming, unalarming are attributes of 'alarm'.

Derivatives of alarm

alarm, appal, appall, horrify, alert, dismay are derivatives of 'alarm'.

Alarm as "warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness"

Under this definition, alarm is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

alert has the same meaning as alarm

alarm as a type

'alarm' can be a type of warn.

Types of alarm

wake is a type of alarm.

Derivatives of alarm

alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum, alerting, dismay, consternation, qui vive are derivatives of 'alarm'.

Example of alarm used within this context

"The empty house alarmed him", "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"