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alarm vs smoke alarm

smoke alarm vs alarm

alarm and smoke alarm both are nouns.

alarm is a verb but smoke alarm is not a verb.

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

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