Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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alarm | Yes | No | Yes | No |
alert | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
alarm (noun) | alert (noun) |
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a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event | a warning serves to make you more alert to danger |
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time | an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger | condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action |
fear resulting from the awareness of danger |
alarm (adjective) | alert (adjective) |
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engaged in or accustomed to close observation | |
mentally perceptive and responsive | |
quick and energetic |
alarm (verb) | alert (verb) |
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warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | 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 |