Definition of alarms

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  • alarms is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • alarms is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
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Definition of alarms

  • fear resulting from the awareness of danger (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. consternation
    2. dismay
  • warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness (verb)

    Examples

    1. The empty house alarmed him

    Synonyms

    1. alert
  • a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. alarm clock
  • a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. alarm system
    2. warning device
  • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. appal
    2. appall
    3. dismay
    4. horrify
  • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. alarum
    2. alert
    3. warning signal

See definition of alarms in Merriam Webster