Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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device | Yes | No | No | No |
alarm | Yes | No | Yes | No |
device (noun) | alarm (noun) |
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any clever maneuver | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time |
an emblematic design (especially in heraldry) | an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) | fear resulting from the awareness of danger |
something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect |
device (verb) | alarm (verb) |
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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 |