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alarm-bells

alarm-bells is the plural of alarm-bell.

Meaning of alarm-bell

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.

Questions about alarm-bells

What is alarm-bells the plural of?
Alarm-bells is the plural of alarm-bell.

Words near alarm-bells in the dictionary

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

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