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alarm vs clock

clock vs alarm

alarm and clock both are nouns.

alarm and clock both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alarm Yes No Yes No
clock Yes No Yes No
As nouns, clock is a hypernym of alarm; that is, clock is a word with a broader meaning than alarm:
  • alarm: a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
  • clock: a timepiece that shows the time of day
alarm (noun) clock (noun)
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event a timepiece that shows the time of day
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) clock (verb)
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Difference between alarm and clock

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