Dictionary Check: alarm
"alarm" is a valid word!
Scrabble
7
points
Words with Friends
9
points
Definition
noun
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
noun
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
noun
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
noun
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
verb
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Example:
"I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
verb
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
Example:
"The empty house alarmed him"
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