noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ dire , grim , ominous , stark ( esp. BrE ), stern , strong
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There were dire ~s about the dangers of watching too much TV.
▪ repeated , urgent
▪ adequate , advance , ample , due ( esp. BrE ), early , fair , prior
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I need advance ~ of how many people to cater for.
▪ little
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There was little ~ of the coming disaster.
▪ clear , specific
▪ coded ( BrE )
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The explosion came 20 minutes after a coded ~ to police.
▪ first , initial
▪ final , last
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The referee gave him a final ~.
▪ formal , government , official
▪ salutary ( esp. BrE ), timely
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The team's defeat is a salutary ~ before the World Cup.
▪ friendly
▪ veiled
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Her words sounded like a veiled ~.
▪ audible , visual
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There is an audible ~ when a certain speed is exceeded.
▪ verbal , written (both esp. BrE )
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His employers have placed him on final written ~.
▪ intelligence
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intelligence ~s of terrorist attacks
▪ air-raid , bomb , hazard , terror , terrorist , threat ( AmE )
▪ travel ( esp. AmE )
▪ fire , flood , gale , hurricane , storm , tornado , tsunami
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There are 39 severe flood ~s on 22 rivers across the country.
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A tropical storm ~ is in effect for the Gulf Coast.
▪ health , safety
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Every cigarette packet carries a government health ~. ( BrE )
▪ profits ( BrE )
VERB + WARNING
▪ give (sb) , issue , post , send , send out
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The police have issued a ~ about pickpockets.
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Hurricane ~s have been posted on their website.
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The Institute has sent out a new ~ to all businesses.
▪ provide
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The sensors provide early ~ of the approach of enemy troops.
▪ shout , shout out , sound
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The sirens sound a ~ when fighter planes are sighted.
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The strike sounded a ~ to all employers in the industry.
▪ reiterate , repeat
▪ be , serve as
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Let this be a ~ to you not to trespass on my land again!
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What happened to him should serve as a ~ to all dishonest politicians.
▪ get , have , receive
▪ ignore
▪ heed
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They failed to heed a ~ about the dangerous currents in the river.
WARNING + VERB
▪ come
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The ~ came just minutes before the bomb exploded.
▪ sound
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On that day in 1916 air-raid ~s sounded throughout Edinburgh.
WARNING + NOUN
▪ label ( esp. AmE ), notice ( esp. BrE ), sign
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a campaign for health ~ labels on alcohol
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Red marks on the skin may be a ~ sign for this disease.
▪ bell , light , signal , system
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
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The dog growled in ~ as we approached.
▪ without ~
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He left his wife without ~.
▪ ~ about
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a ~ about teaching children to swim
▪ ~ against
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a ~ against complacency
▪ ~ of
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They sent us fair ~ of their arrival.
▪ ~ to
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The police issued a ~ to all drug users in the city.
PHRASES
▪ let that/this be a ~ (to you)
▪ a word of ~
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He gave us a word of ~ about going out alone at night.