TOCSINS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word tocsins. (close relations)
Definition of TOCSINS
tocsin
Best Alternative Words for TOCSINS
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| alarm | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • fear resulting from the awareness of danger • a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger • a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time verb • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised • warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | ||||||||
| alert | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • engaged in or accustomed to close observation noun • condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action • a warning serves to make you more alert to danger • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger adjective satellite • quick and energetic • mentally perceptive and responsive verb • warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | ||||||||
| signal | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message • any incitement to action • an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes adjective satellite • notably out of the ordinary verb • communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs • be a signal for or a symptom of | ||||||||
| warning | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message informing of danger • cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness) • notification of something, usually in advance adjective satellite • serving to warn | ||||||||
| alarm bell | nounn | |||||||
noun • the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) | ||||||||
| warning bell | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bell used to sound an alarm | ||||||||
