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alarm vs horn

horn vs alarm

alarm and horn both are nouns.

alarm and horn both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alarm Yes No Yes No
horn Yes No Yes No
As nouns, horn is a hyponym of alarm; that is, horn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alarm:
  • alarm: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
  • horn: a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
As nouns, horn is a hyponym of alarm; that is, horn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alarm:
  • alarm: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
  • horn: a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
alarm (noun) horn (noun)
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
fear resulting from the awareness of danger a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
a device having the shape of a horn
a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
alarm (verb) horn (verb)
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Difference between alarm and horn

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