Alarm
noun
A device or system for warning of danger.
Fire alarms in the building went off during the fire drill.
Often appears as...
- fire alarm
- car alarm
noun
A feeling of fear or worry.
His sudden illness caused a lot of alarm in the family.
Often appears as...
- cause alarm
- sound alarm
verb
To make someone afraid or worried.
His strange behavior really alarmed me.
Often appears as...
- alarm somebody
- alarm by something
noun
A clock that can be set to wake someone at a particular time.
I set my alarm for six in the morning.
Often appears as...
- set an alarm
- alarm goes off
noun
A device or system for warning of danger.
Fire alarms in the building went off during the fire drill.
Often appears as...
- fire alarm
- car alarm
noun
A feeling of fear or worry.
His sudden illness caused a lot of alarm in the family.
Often appears as...
- cause alarm
- sound alarm
verb
To make someone afraid or worried.
His strange behavior really alarmed me.
Often appears as...
- alarm somebody
- alarm by something
noun
A clock that can be set to wake someone at a particular time.
I set my alarm for six in the morning.
Often appears as...
- set an alarm
- alarm goes off
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Emergency Situations
Used to indicate immediate danger and the need to respond quickly.
When the alarm sounded, everyone evacuated.
Pro Tip 2/2Different Sounds
Alarms can have distinct sounds indicating specific types of emergencies.
The pulsing alarm indicated a gas leak.
Pro Tip 1/2Emergency Situations
Used to indicate immediate danger and the need to respond quickly.
When the alarm sounded, everyone evacuated.
Pro Tip 2/2Different Sounds
Alarms can have distinct sounds indicating specific types of emergencies.
The pulsing alarm indicated a gas leak.
Pro Tip 1/2Emergency Situations
Used to indicate immediate danger and the need to respond quickly.
When the alarm sounded, everyone evacuated.
Pro Tip 2/2Different Sounds
Alarms can have distinct sounds indicating specific types of emergencies.
The pulsing alarm indicated a gas leak.
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How to raise a Black son...
Always keep your hands where they can see them, don't move too quickly, take off your hood when the sun goes down. My parents raised me and my siblings in an armor of advice, an ocean of alarm bells so someone wouldn't steal the breath from our lungs, so that they wouldn't make a memory of this skin. So that we could be kids, not casket or concrete.
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Filming the Kung Fu...
happened to me numerous times so i'm speaking from experience we had the camera mounted on this positioner so we could actually wheel the camera forward and backward there was a very smooth motion it wouldn't alarm the animals but we could also be really really precise on tiny subjects obviously the plane of focus is sometimes just a millimeter deep
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Why the Arctic is...
where most of the world's population lives. Many scientists are concerned that shifts in weather patterns will last longer and be more extreme, with short term fluctuations becoming persistent cold snaps, heat waves, droughts and floods. So the Arctic sensitivity doesn't just serve as an early warning alarm
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Inside the ant colony -...
through touch, sound and chemical signals. These stimuli accomplish many things from serving as an alarm to other ants if one is killed, to signaling when a queen is nearing the end of her reproductive life. But one of the most impressive collective capabilities of an ant colony
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How to speak monkey: The...
through a quick day in her life with these calls. While heading towards a feeding tree for her first meal of the day, she says,, a call most often used in relaxed investigations. However, suddenly she spots the shadow of a hawk. "E chirp" for alarm.
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Can plants talk to each...
Different plants convey those warnings using different chemical languages. Individual sagebrush plants in the same meadow release slightly different sets of alarm chemicals. The makeup of that cocktail influences the effectiveness of communication.
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Pangolins: The Most...
wildlife trade voted to ban all commercial trade in pangolins however these creatures continue to be poached at an alarming rate even causing a devastating crash in asian pangolin populations
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4 Adorable Animals That...
crowned lemurs will make an alarm call to the rest of the group and they will flee to safety and when you only weigh in at 1.7 kilograms being part of a group really does help
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Expanding our definition...
they found is that sheet with her life a weed without a ground that she could grow or a son to give her light this is most certainly alarming what she needs
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Zoo Quest For A Dragon...
but soon one spotted us and he raised the alarm
Video examples
How to raise a Black son...
Always keep your hands where they can see them, don't move too quickly, take off your hood when the sun goes down. My parents raised me and my siblings in an armor of advice, an ocean of alarm bells so someone wouldn't steal the breath from our lungs, so that they wouldn't make a memory of this skin. So that we could be kids, not casket or concrete.
Video examples
Filming the Kung Fu...
happened to me numerous times so i'm speaking from experience we had the camera mounted on this positioner so we could actually wheel the camera forward and backward there was a very smooth motion it wouldn't alarm the animals but we could also be really really precise on tiny subjects obviously the plane of focus is sometimes just a millimeter deep
Video examples
Why the Arctic is...
where most of the world's population lives. Many scientists are concerned that shifts in weather patterns will last longer and be more extreme, with short term fluctuations becoming persistent cold snaps, heat waves, droughts and floods. So the Arctic sensitivity doesn't just serve as an early warning alarm
Video examples
Inside the ant colony -...
through touch, sound and chemical signals. These stimuli accomplish many things from serving as an alarm to other ants if one is killed, to signaling when a queen is nearing the end of her reproductive life. But one of the most impressive collective capabilities of an ant colony
Video examples
How to speak monkey: The...
through a quick day in her life with these calls. While heading towards a feeding tree for her first meal of the day, she says,, a call most often used in relaxed investigations. However, suddenly she spots the shadow of a hawk. "E chirp" for alarm.
Video examples
Can plants talk to each...
Different plants convey those warnings using different chemical languages. Individual sagebrush plants in the same meadow release slightly different sets of alarm chemicals. The makeup of that cocktail influences the effectiveness of communication.
Video examples
Pangolins: The Most...
wildlife trade voted to ban all commercial trade in pangolins however these creatures continue to be poached at an alarming rate even causing a devastating crash in asian pangolin populations
Video examples
4 Adorable Animals That...
crowned lemurs will make an alarm call to the rest of the group and they will flee to safety and when you only weigh in at 1.7 kilograms being part of a group really does help
Video examples
Expanding our definition...
they found is that sheet with her life a weed without a ground that she could grow or a son to give her light this is most certainly alarming what she needs
Video examples
Zoo Quest For A Dragon...
but soon one spotted us and he raised the alarm
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Quote examples
Damian Lillard
American Athlete
I don't want him to hurt himself. I don't want him to choke on something. You're just so concerned for them, and it hurts you. It's so alarming, man. I feel it for the people around me, but it's deeper for my son. Only a parent would understand.
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Jeremy Grantham
British Businessman
The world is using up its natural resources at an alarming rate, and this has caused a permanent shift in their value. We all need to adjust our behavior to this new environment. It would help if we did it quickly.
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Pat Roberts
American Politician
Throughout the world, terrorists are actively seeking their next recruit. Alarmingly, terrorist organizations are increasingly targeting school-age children as the next generation of terrorists.
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Dick Thornburgh
American Politician
Instead of generating either unnecessary alarm or a false sense of security regarding these fundamental issues, the best course is to empower people with the truth.
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David Foster Wallace
American Writer
For these cultures, getting rid of the pain without addressing the deeper cause would be like shutting off a fire alarm while the fire's still going.
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Gore Vidal
American Novelist
All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.
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Kurt Andersen
American Novelist
I often set two alarm clocks because I'm afraid the first one won't actually make me get up.
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Frances Wright
Scottish Writer
Speak of change, and the world is in alarm. And yet where do we not see change?
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Elizabeth Bowen
Irish Novelist
If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm.
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Rob Delaney
American Athlete
In real life, I am alarmingly boring.
Quote examples
Damian Lillard
American Athlete
I don't want him to hurt himself. I don't want him to choke on something. You're just so concerned for them, and it hurts you. It's so alarming, man. I feel it for the people around me, but it's deeper for my son. Only a parent would understand.
Quote examples
Jeremy Grantham
British Businessman
The world is using up its natural resources at an alarming rate, and this has caused a permanent shift in their value. We all need to adjust our behavior to this new environment. It would help if we did it quickly.
Quote examples
Pat Roberts
American Politician
Throughout the world, terrorists are actively seeking their next recruit. Alarmingly, terrorist organizations are increasingly targeting school-age children as the next generation of terrorists.
Quote examples
Dick Thornburgh
American Politician
Instead of generating either unnecessary alarm or a false sense of security regarding these fundamental issues, the best course is to empower people with the truth.
Quote examples
David Foster Wallace
American Writer
For these cultures, getting rid of the pain without addressing the deeper cause would be like shutting off a fire alarm while the fire's still going.
Quote examples
Gore Vidal
American Novelist
All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.
Quote examples
Kurt Andersen
American Novelist
I often set two alarm clocks because I'm afraid the first one won't actually make me get up.
Quote examples
Frances Wright
Scottish Writer
Speak of change, and the world is in alarm. And yet where do we not see change?
Quote examples
Elizabeth Bowen
Irish Novelist
If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm.
Quote examples
Rob Delaney
American Athlete
In real life, I am alarmingly boring.
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