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alarm vs automobile horn

automobile horn vs alarm

alarm and automobile horn both are nouns.

alarm is a verb but automobile horn is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alarm Yes No Yes No
automobile horn Yes No No No
As nouns, automobile horn is a hyponym of alarm; that is, automobile horn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alarm:
  • alarm: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
  • automobile horn: a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
Other hyponyms of alarm include car horn, hooter, horn, motor horn, burglar alarm, fire alarm, smoke alarm, horn, siren.
alarm (noun) automobile horn (noun)
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
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) automobile horn (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 automobile horn

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