alarm clock

NOUN

clock that wakes sleeper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clock radio

WEAK

alarm alarm watch travel alarm

Example Sentences

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I took the bulky old alarm clock she had brought with her.

From Literature

These alarm clocks have novel ways to rouse deep sleepers.

From The Wall Street Journal

These alarm clocks shock you, make you do math and take your money.

From The Wall Street Journal

I got everything out of the sled, crawled into my sleeping bag, pulled the sled cover over myself, and set my alarm clock for noon.

From Literature

Long before apps like Alarmy, makers of alarm clocks recognized that some of their products needed a tinge of menace.

From The Wall Street Journal