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alarm-bell

alarm-bell noun: a bell rung to signal danger or emergency.

Noun

alarm-bell (plural alarm-bells)

  1. (historical) A bell rung to signal danger or emergency.
  2. A bell which is rung to indicate a pre-arranged time, especially to mark a desired moment for waking up, performing a specific action etc.

Forms of alarm-bell

pluralalarm-bells

Questions about alarm-bell

What does alarm-bell mean?
Alarm-bell means a bell rung to signal danger or emergency.
What part of speech is alarm-bell?
Alarm-bell is a noun.
What is the plural of alarm-bell?
The plural of alarm-bell is alarm-bells.

Words near alarm-bell in the dictionary

  1. alarm reactions
  2. alarm substance
  3. alarm substances
  4. alarm system
  5. alarm systems
  6. alarm-bell
  7. alarm-bells
  8. alarm-clock headache
  9. alarm-clock headaches
  10. alarmable
  11. alarmclock

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