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  • 31alert — alertly, adv. alertness, n. /euh lerrt /, adj. 1. fully aware and attentive; wide awake; keen: an alert mind. 2. swift; agile; nimble. n. 3. an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack. 4. a warning or alarm of… …

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  • 32Alert Bay Airport — Infobox Airport name = Alert Bay Airport IATA = YAL ICAO = CYAL type = Public owner = operator = Corporation of Village of Alert Bay city served = location = nowrap|Alert Bay, British Columbia elevation f = 240 elevation m = 73 coordinates =… …

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  • 33alert — /əˈlɜt / (say uh lert) adjective 1. vigilantly attentive: an alert mind. 2. quick to react. –noun 3. an attitude of vigilance, wariness or caution: on the alert. 4. an alarm or warning, especially an air raid warning. 5. the period during which… …

  • 34alert — [əˈlɜːt] adj I 1) able to think clearly She s remained physically fit and mentally alert.[/ex] 2) paying attention to what is happening and ready to react to it Parents must be alert to the symptoms of the disease.[/ex] II verb [T] alert [əˈlɜːt] …

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  • 35The Call of Cthulhu — Infobox short story | name = The Call of Cthulhu author = H. P. Lovecraft country = United States language = English genre = Horror short story published in = Weird Tales publisher = media type = Novel pub date = February, 1928: For the 2005 film …

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  • 36Alert pigfish — Taxobox name = Alert Pigfish image caption = Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Scorpaeniformes familia = Congiopodidae genus = Alertichthys species = A. blacki binomial = Alertichthys… …

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  • 37alert — Synonyms and related words: Klaxon, Mayday, SOS, active, admonish, advertent, advise, agile, agog, air raid alarm, alarm, alarm bell, alarm clock, alarm signal, alarum, alert for, alive, all clear, all ears, all eyes, animated, apt, arouse,… …

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  • 38alert — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 watchful or vigilant; ready to take action. 2 nimble (esp. of mental faculties); attentive. n. 1 a warning call or alarm. 2 a warning of an air raid. b the duration of this. v.tr. (often foll. by to) make alert; warn (were… …

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  • 39alert — a•lert [[t]əˈlɜrt[/t]] adj. n. v. a•lert•ed, a•lert•ing 1) fully aware and attentive; wide awake 2) quick to understand or respond; perceptive; acute 3) watchful and ready to act; vigilant 4) a warning of an impending military attack, a storm,… …

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  • 40alert — adjective quick to notice and respond to potential danger or problems. ↘intellectually active. noun 1》 the state of being alert: everyone should be on the alert for terrorists. 2》 a warning of danger. 3》 a prompt or similar signal on an… …

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