ALARM CLOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alarm clock mean? 

• ALARM CLOCK (noun)
  The noun ALARM CLOCK has 1 sense:

1. a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time

  Familiarity information: ALARM CLOCK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALARM CLOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

alarm; alarm clock

Hypernyms ("alarm clock" is a kind of...):

clock (a timepiece that shows the time of day)

 Context examples 

I am awakened always now by an alarm clock.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

It then begins to rise, acting as a kind of a biological alarm clock wake-up signal.

(Bathing 90 minutes before bedtime can improve sleep quality, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

He set the alarm clock at six, and measured back five hours to one o'clock.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

He hated the thought of ceasing to live, even for so short a time, and his sole consolation was that the alarm clock was set five hours ahead.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)