alarm clock

noun

: a clock that can be set to sound an alarm at a desired time

Examples of alarm clock in a Sentence

She set the alarm clock for six o'clock.

The alarm clock went off at six o'clock.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Considering that the app in question might be an alarm clock or a calendar, allowing that permission may not immediately ring any alarm bells. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for alarm clock

• aftershock
• antiknock
• arawak
• hollyhock
• interlock
• manioc
• shuttlecock
• tomahawk
• weathercock
• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock

Kids Definition

alarm clock

noun

: a clock that can be set to sound an alarm at any desired time