alarm clock

A clock that can be set to wake someone up or alert attention at a particular time, as by sounding a bell or buzzer.

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alarm clock

(Horology) a clock with a mechanism that sounds at a set time: used esp for waking a person up

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

alarm′ clock`

a clock with a bell or buzzer that can be set to sound at a particular time, as to awaken someone.

[1690–1700]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

alarm clock - a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time

alarm

clock - a timepiece that shows the time of day

Translations

مُنَبِّـه

budík

vækkeur

Wecker

ξυπνητήρι

despertador

herätyskello

réveil réveille-matin

budilica

ébresztőóravekker

vekjaraklukka

sveglia

目覚まし時計

알람 시계

budilka

väckarklocka

นาฬิกาปลุก

çalar saat

đồng hồ báo thức

闹钟

alarm clock

n → sveglia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

alarm clock

→ مُنَبِّـه budík vækkeur Wecker ξυπνητήρι despertador herätyskello réveil budilica sveglia 目覚まし時計 알람 시계 wekker vekkerklokke budzik despertador будильник väckarklocka นาฬิกาปลุก çalar saat đồng hồ báo thức 闹钟

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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