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sign vs alarm

alarm vs sign

sign and alarm both are nouns.

sign is an adjective but alarm is not an adjective.

sign and alarm both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sign Yes Yes Yes No
alarm Yes No Yes No
As nouns, alarm is a hyponym of sign; that is, alarm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sign:
  • sign: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
  • alarm: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
Other hyponyms of sign include recording, number, phone number, telephone number, start, starting signal, storm signal, beam, radio beam, ticktack, time signal, dog-ear, animal communication, alarum, alert, warning signal, distress call, distress signal, all clear, bugle call, curfew, retreat, drumbeat, radiotelegraphic signal, telegraphic signal, whistle, whistling, high sign, symbol, visual signal, indicator, electronic signal, radio beacon, input, input signal, output, output signal.
sign (noun) alarm (noun)
structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
a public display of a message a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
a gesture that is part of a sign language an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message fear resulting from the awareness of danger
a character indicating a relation between quantities
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
sign (adjective) alarm (adjective)
used of the language of the deaf
sign (verb) alarm (verb)
be engaged by a written agreement warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
communicate in sign language
place signs, as along a road
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
engage by written agreement
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