alarm clock
a clock with a bell or buzzer that can be set to sound at a particular time, as to awaken someone.
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As an added bonus, it includes an alarm clock so travelers with early departure times won’t have to depend on wake-up calls or the natural body clock.
The best gifts for travelers you care about | PopSci Commerce Team | February 24, 2021 | Popular-ScienceOthers, freed from their alarm clocks, “are now getting more sleep and feeling more rested,” Epstein says.
Nap time is the new coffee break. Here’s how to make the most of it. | Galadriel Watson | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostThe alarm clock setting uses a gradual natural light sunrise feature that helps trick the body into a more natural wake up over a 30 minute period.
B8ta offers shelf space to unique digital products, such as electric skateboards or a coffee alarm clock, on behalf of brands that want a physical presence.
B8ta remains bullish on IRL shopping with new acquisition | Natasha Mascarenhas | October 30, 2020 | TechCrunchEvery new supplement or sunrise alarm clock or mattress is another potential sponsorship.
I thought it was a little bit weird to have an alarm clock in the mikvah.
Women Describe How Top D.C. Rabbi Allegedly Spied on Them in the Nude | Steven I. Weiss | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was then that Shulevitz says she noticed an alarm clock on a counter.
Women Describe How Top D.C. Rabbi Allegedly Spied on Them in the Nude | Steven I. Weiss | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow can you make it to class on time when you have no electricity and no alarm clock?
Filming a Beautiful Town in Decay: ‘Rich Hill’ and the Elusive American Dream | Tracy Droz Tragos | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn essence, Dream:ON is an alarm clock app with smart features.
New Study Shows Dream App Helps People Craft Dreams and Wake Up Happier | Mihir Patkar | April 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLater, he describes himself as “a sleepwalker—who turns off the alarm clock.”
A small desk clock can be made in a similar manner, using a cheap watch instead of the alarm clock.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousIn the construction of this clock one perfectly good and accurate alarm clock and the works of an old or discarded one are used.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousAlthough the modern alarm clock is a wonderfully effective piece of mechanism, it is, to say the least, very abrupt in its manner.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousA combined window closer and alarm clock that also opens the register.
The Varmint | Owen JohnsonTheir thoughtful hosts looked after the lads every need, even to lending them an alarm clock.
The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
British Dictionary definitions for alarm clock
a clock with a mechanism that sounds at a set time: used esp for waking a person up
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