wekker

Definitions of wekker
  1. noun
    a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
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    inbraakalarm
    a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary
    brandalarm, brandmelder, brandmelding
    an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke
    hoorn, horen
    an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
    misthoorn
    a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone
    ramshoorn, sjofar
    an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions
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    apparaat, hulp, hulpje, hulpmiddel, toestel, utiliteit
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  2. noun
    a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
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    horloge, klok, klokje, pendule
    a timepiece that shows the time of day
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