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frighten collapse: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"; drive out by frightening

startle collapse: a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"; to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"; move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

warn collapse: notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"; ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property"; notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"; admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"

alert collapse: a warning serves to make you more alert to danger; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"; very attentive or observant; "an alert and responsive baby is a joy"; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"; (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"; not unconscious; especially having become conscious; "the patient is now awake and alert"; mentally responsive; "an alert mind"

alarm collapse: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event; an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger; fear resulting from the awareness of danger; warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

beep collapse: a short high tone produced as a signal or warning; call, summon, or alert with a beeper

emulsion collapse: a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin; (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids; "an oil-in-water emulsion"

arouse collapse: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"; stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"; to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

wholesome collapse: sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind; "exercise develops wholesome appetites"; "a grin on his ugly wholesome face"; conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"

sane collapse: mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"

record player collapse: machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically

Gramophone collapse: an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically

record changer collapse: an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention

public address system collapse: an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas

sound truck collapse: a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for advertising

squawk box collapse: the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system

stereo collapse: reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound; two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together

stylus collapse: a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus"; a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player

turntable collapse: a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played; a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars; a revolving tray placed on a dining table

mono collapse: designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel

jukebox collapse: a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin

diphthong collapse: a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

phoneme collapse: (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language

tootle collapse: the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument; "he enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up"; play (a musical instrument) casually; "the saxophone player was tootling a sad melody"

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