Definition of Alarm clock

1. Noun. A clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time.

Exact synonyms: Alarm
Generic synonyms: Clock

Definition of Alarm clock

1. Noun. A clock with an alarm that can be set to sound at a determined time. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Alarm Clock

alar canal
alar canals
alar chest
alar folds
alar foramen
alar foramens
alar lamina of neural tube
alar ligaments
alar part of nasalis muscle
alar plate of neural tube
alar process
alar spine
alarm
alarm-bell
alarm bell
alarm clock (current term)
alarm clocks
alarm reaction
alarm substance
alarm system
alarm systems
alarmable
alarmclock
alarmed
alarmedly
alarmer
alarmers
alarming
alarmingly
alarmingness

Literary usage of Alarm clock

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Contemporary One-act Plays of 1921. (American) by Frank Shay (1922)
"A clock is the soulless— (The alarm clock enters a protest. Smothered sound of the alarm clock going ojf underground. Eloise screams. ..."

2. Popular Mechanics Shop Notes (1905)
"TO CONVERT AN alarm clock INTO AN ELECTRIC ALARM. An ordinary alarm clock may be converted into a very satisfactory and efficient electric alarm by the ..."

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