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"bombers were put on alert during the crisis"nouncondition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
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"We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"verbwarn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
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"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"adjectiveengaged in or accustomed to close observationOpposite:
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"an alert mind" "alert to the problems"adjectivementally perceptive and responsive
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adjectivequick and energetic
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nouna warning serves to make you more alert to danger
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nounan automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
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Definition that contains alert
- knowing alert and fully informed
- fox alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
- knowledgeable alert and fully informed
- skink alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
- scincid alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
- scincid lizard alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide