alarm clock

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noun

a clock with a bell or buzzer that can be set to sound at a particular time, as to awaken someone.

Origin of alarm clock

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby alarm clock

alar cartilage, Alarcón, Alaric, à la rigueur, alarm, alarm clock, alarming, alarmist, alarm reaction, alar spine, alarum

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Example sentences from the Web for alarm clock

Kelley slept like a top, but woke at the first faint dawn, with the precision of an alarm-clock.
They of the High Trails|Hamlin Garland
Peter bent over his table, on which the wheels and springs of an alarm-clock were laid in careful rows.
The Jack-Knife Man|Ellis Parker Butler
Alarm-clock, one which can be set so as to ring loudly at a certain hour to wake from sleep or excite attention.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|Various
The alarm-clock does set on the shelf where it always sets all day long.
The Story of Opal|Opal Whiteley

Or attach a bell and let it be caused to ring at a certain point in the motionwhat was that but an alarm-clock?
Time Telling through the Ages|Harry Chase Brearley

British Dictionary definitions for alarm clock

alarm clock

noun

a clock with a mechanism that sounds at a set time: used esp for waking a person up

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单词	alarm clock
释义	alarm clock SEE SYNONYMS FOR alarm clock ON THESAURUS.COM noun a clock with a bell or buzzer that can be set to sound at a particular time, as to awaken someone. Origin of alarm clock First recorded in 1690–1700 Words nearby alarm clock alar cartilage, Alarcón, Alaric, à la rigueur, alarm, alarm clock, alarming, alarmist, alarm reaction, alar spine, alarum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for alarm clock Kelley slept like a top, but woke at the first faint dawn, with the precision of an alarm-clock. They of the High Trails\|Hamlin Garland Peter bent over his table, on which the wheels and springs of an alarm-clock were laid in careful rows. The Jack-Knife Man\|Ellis Parker Butler Alarm-clock, one which can be set so as to ring loudly at a certain hour to wake from sleep or excite attention. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1\|Various The alarm-clock does set on the shelf where it always sets all day long. The Story of Opal\|Opal Whiteley Or attach a bell and let it be caused to ring at a certain point in the motionwhat was that but an alarm-clock? Time Telling through the Ages\|Harry Chase Brearley British Dictionary definitions for alarm clock alarm clock noun a clock with a mechanism that sounds at a set time: used esp for waking a person up Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to alarm clock clock radio, alarm
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alarm clock

noun

Origin of alarm clock

Words nearby alarm clock

Example sentences from the Web for alarm clock

British Dictionary definitions for alarm clock

noun

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