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alarms definition and meaning

n. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
n. Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
n. A sudden attack; disturbance; broil.
n. Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
n. A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep, or rousing their attention; an alarum.
v. t. 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.
v. t. To keep in excitement; to disturb.
v. t. To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.

Crossword clues for alarms

- A left-wing warning
- Apprehension
- Burglar deterrent
- Burglary warning
- Call to action
- Cowardice
- Danger alert
- Fear going after burglar with bells
- Fright
- Frighten
- Frighten or disturb
- Home fire alert, smoke ...
- It makes you wake up in panic
- Needless warning, false ...
- Office warning system, fire ...
- Panic
- Panic in central Armenia
- Security device causes anxiety
- Something raised in panic
- Startle
- Sudden fear
- Sudden fright
- Trepidation
- Wake-up bell
- Wake-up call
- Wake-up clock
- Warning
- Warning bell
- Warning cry
- Warning device
- Warning of danger
- Warning signal
- Warning sound or device
- Almost all weapons are burglar deterrents
- Bedside buzzers
- Danger signals
- Distress beacons
- Fills with anxiety or fear
- Frighten or alerts
- Panics
- Panics that the French will come back with weapons
- Scares
- They’re set before retiring
- Wake-up clocks
- Warning bells
- Warning cries
- Warning sounds
- What sailors use to draw attention to their wide-bottomed trousers