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alarm clocks

alarm clocks is the plural of alarm clock.

Meaning of alarm clock

Noun

alarm clock (plural alarm clocks)

  1. A clock designed to sound an alert at a preset time, primarily to wake someone from sleep.
    • "I should suggest an alarum clock," he said briskly. "I always use one myself for fear of oversleeping.[…]"1929, Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery

Questions about alarm clocks

What is alarm clocks the plural of?
Alarm clocks is the plural of alarm clock.

Words near alarm clocks in the dictionary

  1. alarm call
  2. alarm calls
  3. alarm clock
  4. alarm clock headache
  5. alarm clock headaches
  6. alarm clocks
  7. alarm fatigue
  8. alarm gauge
  9. alarm gauges
  10. alarm reaction
  11. alarm reactions

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