Warning

Warn·ing

Warning

a.
  1. Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice.
    That warning timepiece never ceased.

Phrases & Compounds

Warning piece
a piece or wheel which produces a sound shortly before the clock strikes.

Warning

n.
  1. Previous notice.
    A great journey to take upon so short a warning.
  2. Caution against danger, or against faults or evil practices which incur danger; admonition; monition.
    Could warning make the world more just or wise.