Crossword-Solution: ALARM
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Alarm | n. | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. |
| Alarm | n. | Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger. |
| Alarm | n. | A sudden attack; disturbance; broil. |
| Alarm | n. | Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise. |
| Alarm | n. | A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep, or rousing their attention; an alarum. |
| Alarm | v. t. | To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert. |
| Alarm | v. t. | To keep in excitement; to disturb. |
| Alarm | v. t. | To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| ALARM | anagram | LAMAR, LARAM, MALAR, MARAL, MARLA, RAMAL |
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The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
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Sentences with ALARM (5)
The Hares and the Frogs THE HARES, oppressed by their own exceeding timidity and weary of the perpetual alarm to which they were exposed, with one accord determined to put an end to themselves and their troubles by jumping from a lofty precipice into a deep lake below.
His concern at this dilemma (which would have been alarm, had he been a thriving man; but misfortune is a fine opiate to personal terror) led him to peer cautiously from the hay, and the first sight he beheld was the stars above him.
And now what mission summons thee from home, What news, Ismene, hast thou for thy father? This much I know, thou com’st not empty-handed, Without a warning of some new alarm.
His form grew emaciated; his voice, though still rich and sweet, had a certain melancholy prophecy of decay in it; he was often observed, on any slight alarm or other sudden accident, to put his hand over his heart with first a flush and then a paleness, indicative of pain.
Classically used to describe being dragged away by an {SO} for immediate sex, but may also refer to more mundane interruptions such as a fire alarm going off in the near vicinity.
Quotes with ALARM (3)
Albert Camus wrote that the only serious question is whether to kill yourself or not. Tom Robbins wrote that the only serious question is whether time has a beginning and an end. Camus clearly got up on the wrong side of bed, and Robbins must have forgotten to set the alarm. There is only one serious question. And that is: Who knows how to make love stay? Answer me that and I will tell you whether or not to kill yourself.
Two seconds later, the sound of an alarm filled my ears. ''What did you do?'' I said over the noise as he backed up towards the bathroom door. ''The girl who gave you the note?''''Yes...''''I caught her staring at my lighter.''I blinked. ''You gave a child, in a psych ward , a lighter?''His eyes crinkled at the corners. ''She seemed trustworthy.''''You're sick,'' I said, but smiled.''Hey, nobody's perfect. '' Noah smiled back.
Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me. No hope, no harm; just another false alarm
Where this answer appears
Appears in: AARP, Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, Custom, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Rock & Roll, S&S, Slate, The Atlantic, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 691 times in crossword archives (1947–2025).