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alarm vs alarm bell

alarm bell vs alarm

alarm and alarm bell both are nouns.

alarm is a verb but alarm bell is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alarm Yes No Yes No
alarm bell Yes No No No
As nouns, alarm bell is a hyponym of alarm; that is, alarm bell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alarm:
  • alarm: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
  • alarm bell: the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
Other hyponyms of alarm include torpedo, air alert, burglar alarm, fire alarm, foghorn, fogsignal, horn, red flag, siren, tocsin.
alarm (noun) alarm bell (noun)
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
alarm (verb) alarm bell (verb)
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Difference between alarm and alarm bell

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