Alarm Clock

  

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Alarm Clock

Definition: Alarm Clock

Alarm Clock

Noun

1. A clock that wakes sleeper at preset time.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Alarm Clock

Synonym: alarm (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Alarm Clock

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Instantaneity

Clock, wall clock, pendulum clock, grandfather's clock, cuckoo clock, alarm clock, clock radio; watch, pocket watch, stopwatch, Swiss watch; atomic clock, digital clock, analog clock, quartz watch, water clock; chronometer, chronoscope, chronograph; repeater; timekeeper, timepiece; dial, sundial, gnomon, horologe, pendulum, hourglass, clepsydra; ghurry.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Alarm Clock

English words defined with "alarm clock": break. (references)
Specialty definitions using "alarm clock": ADJUSTER, ALARM MECHANISM, ASSEMBLER, MOVEMENTOblivionSET-KEY DRIVER. (references)

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Modern Usage: Alarm Clock

DomainUsage

Screenplays

That's nothing - my alarm clock is set for eight (A Night at the Opera; writing credit: James Kevin McGuinness; George S. Kaufman)

Edith, go set the alarm clock for 1997 (All in the Family; writing credit: Johnny Speight; Norman Lear)

Therefore, you're currently responsible for the great alarm clock slaughter of 2002 (Gilmore Girls; writing credit: Povl Erik Carstensen; Sebastian Dorset)

Movie/TV Titles

Alarm Clock Andy (1920)

Ethel's Deadly Alarm Clock (1915)

Song Titles

Incense and Peppermints (performing artist: Strawberry Alarm Clock)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Alarm Clock

DomainTitle

Books

  • The Alarm Clock of Your Life is Ringing: Time to Wake up to Happiness and Enlightenment (2nd Edition) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

High Tech

  • Timex T155LX Expedition Bell and Nature Sounds Alarm Clock (reference)

  • Timex T326H Expedition AM/FM Alarm Clock (reference)

  • Philips AJ3940 CD Dual Alarm Clock Radio (reference)

  • Aiwa FR-CD3000 Digital Alarm Clock Radio with Am/FM Tnr, CD-R/RW, Vert CD, Slp Tmr, Dl Alrm, Stereo Spkrs, Backlit LCD and Weekend Alarm Skip (reference)

  • Soundesign 3106 Bird Sounds Alarm Clock (reference)

    (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

  

Consumer Goods

  • EXCALIBUR ELECTRONIC Projection Alarm Clock (reference)

  • ADVANCE CLOCK CO. 6031 Desk Alarm Clock (Color: Blue) (reference)

  • ADVANCE CLOCK CO. Model 6030 Desk Alarm Clock (reference)

  • Voice Recording Picture Frame with Alarm Clock (reference)

  • Oregon Scientific RM313PA/B ExactSet Fixed Projection Alarm Clock - Blue (reference)

    (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Alarm Clock

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Non-Fiction Usage: Alarm Clock

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Circadian rhythms can be affected to some degree by almost any kind of external time cue, such as the beeping of your alarm clock, the clatter of a garbage truck, or the timing of your meals. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

OBLIVION, n. The state or condition in which the wicked cease from struggling and the dreary are at rest. Fame's eternal dumping ground. Cold storage for high hopes. A place where ambitious authors meet their works without pride and their betters without envy. A dormitory without an alarm clock.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expression: Alarm Clock

Expression using "alarm clock": travel alarm clock. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Alarm Clock

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

alarm clock

2,536

dual alarm clock

32

computer alarm clock

181

projection alarm clock

27

zen alarm clock

179

vibrating alarm clock

20

travel alarm clock

127

alarm clock for the hearing impaired

19

cd alarm clock

97

wind up alarm clock

18

alarm clock radio

84

sunrise alarm clock

15

pc alarm clock

81

big ben alarm clock

15

mp3 alarm clock

77

novelty alarm clock

15

atomic alarm clock

69

alarm clock for the deaf

15

alarm clock download

61

radio controlled alarm clock

14

free computer alarm clock

59

sonic boom alarm clock

13

strawberry alarm clock

58

braun alarm clock

12

online alarm clock

54

atomic alarm clock radio

11

alarm clock software

52

rooster alarm clock

10

alarm clock digital

48

alarm clock lyrics strawberry

8

free alarm clock

43

alarm clock incense lyrics peppermints strawberry

6

loud alarm clock

40

alarm clock soothing sound

6

talking alarm clock

38

alarm clock lighted

5

sony alarm clock

33

electric alarm clock

5

free alarm clock download

33

windup alarm clock

5
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Alarm Clock

Language Translations for "alarm clock"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

wekker (alarm, alarmclock). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

orë me zile (timer). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ساعة منبهة (reawakening), ‏المنبه (repeater, stimulant, stimulus, watch box). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

будилник (alarm, alarum). (various references)

   

Czech

  

budík. (various references)

   

Danish

  

vækkeur (alarm, alarmclock). (various references)

   

French

  

réveil-matin (alarm, alarmclock), réveille-matin (alarm), réveil (alarm, alarmclock), pendulette-réveil (alarm). (various references)

   

German

  

Wecker (alarm, alarmclock, alarmer). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ξυπνητήρι. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מעורר (arousing, awaking, excitor, stimulant, stirring), שעון מעורר. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

vekker (alarum), ébresztőóra (alarum). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

beker (cup, trophy). (various references)

   

Italian

  

sveglia (alarm, alarmclock, reveille, wake-up, waking up). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

目覚し時計 , 目覚まし時計 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

めざましどけい, めざましとけい. (various references)

   

Manx

  

clag dooishtee (alarum). (various references)

   

Maya

  

pil-ich. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

alarmay ockclay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

despertador (alarmclock). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

deşteptãtor (alarum, awakening, call bell). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

будильник (alarm, alarmclock, snooze alarm). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

budilnik. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

despertador (caller, knocker-up). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

värckarklocka, väckarklocka (alarm, alarm-clock). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

çalar saat (alarm, alarmclock, striking clock). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

будильник. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Alarm Clock

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-k-l-l-m-o-r"

-3 letters: armlock, caracol, cloacal, lockram.

-4 letters: amoral, calcar, carack, clamor, cloaca, collar, macaco.

-5 letters: acock, alack, alamo, alarm, aroma, cacao, calla, carol, carom, clack, claro, cloak, clock, coala, comal, coral, craal, crack, croak, crock, kalam, karma, koala, kraal, llama, local, loral, macro, makar, malar, molal, molar, moral.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Anagrams
12. Bibliography


  

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