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Tocsin

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alarm bellnoun(figuratively, usually in the plural) A sudden awareness of danger.
warning bellnounA bell rung to warn people of a danger.

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alarm bellnoun(figuratively, usually in the plural) A sudden awareness of danger.
warning bellnounA bell rung to warn people of a danger.
alarmnounAny sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
tokinnoun(shogi) A promoted pawn.
tollnounA fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.
bellnoun(music) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
tocknoun(used in conjunction with tick) A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.
klaxonnounA loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.
tingnounA high-pitched sharp sound like a small bell being struck.
tootnoun(countable) The noise of a horn or whistle.
tockingnounThe clicking sound of the hands of a clock.
clangernoun(chiefly UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
knellingnounThe tolling of a bell.
tintinnabulationnounThe ringing of bells.
ticktocknounAlternative form of tick-tock. [The sound of a ticking clock.]
clamnounA bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
calling bellnounAny bell used to get someone's attention
tick tocknounAlternative form of tick-tock. [The sound of a ticking clock.]
claxonnounAlternative spelling of klaxon. [A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.]
bell-ringingnounThe ringing of bells, either as a pastime or for religious observance.

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