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alarm
Noun
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An alarm is a signal that something needs attention or a machine that makes the signal.
I wake up, without an alarm clock, at seven or eight a.m.
People in the restaurant ran out the emergency exit, sounding the alarm.
The safety system was known to be defective and had frequently sent out false alarms.
The hotel did not have fire alarms or a sprinkler system.
A fire in the fry pan set off the smoke alarm.
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Alarm is a feeling of worry or fear.
They watched with some alarm as the speeding car got closer.
This is completely natural and no cause for alarm.
alarm
Verb
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If you alarm someone, you make them feel worried or scared.
The school was alarmed by the number of children failing math.
condition
Noun
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A condition is a logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
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The health status of a medical patient.
The doctor will check my condition.
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A problem, especially a medical problem.
I told the doctor about my heart condition. My heart is very weak.
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The state of something, meaning how much wear it has.
The tires were flat, the windows were broken, and the paint was peeling. The car was in poor condition.
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A condition is something that must be true, happen, or exist before something else can.
condition
Verb
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To become accustomed to changes in the environment.
I became conditioned to the weather in San Diego.
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To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.