Alarm
How words are described
| full | full alarm | full call |
| long | long alarm | long call |
| standard | standard alarm | standard call |
| genuine | genuine alarm | genuine call |
| Other adjectives: single, small, effective, actual, real, bad, possible, minor, next, last, different, modern, panicked. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Respawning Enemies: Most levels have a finite number of enemies, but if they sound an alarm or call for backup, wave after wave of baddies will appear.
Source: Video Game / Perfect Dark -
He walks into the bank, steals a guard's gun, declares that he is robbing the bank and then tells the teller to trigger the alarm and call the FBI.
Source: Series / Limitless -
Castle Wolfenstein: If one of the guards sees you while you aren't wearing a uniform (and for SS guards, even if you are), he will call out to alert other guards and possibly activate an alarm.
Source: Patrolling Mook
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