clock
∞
1.0
- noun
- /klɑk/
:
reloj
- I said, OK, it's six O clock PM right now.
- clock face
- ticking clock
- time clock
So today's proverb is a stopped clock is right twice a day.
- So today's proverb is a stopped clock is right twice a day.
- I said, OK, it's six O clock PM right now.
- I need light, need a mirror, I need a clock, Right?
- You got a play clock and a game clock.
- It's the time read along the clock from the past to the future.
Examples
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"Everybody at an airport is living for the clock," she pointed out.
Academic text (2011) -
It's the time as recorded by a clock moving with the object.
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Let's get one hour on the clock and our time starts now.
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Boy, that clock never moves, does it?
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From some inner room came the single chime of a clock marking the half hour.
Fiction book (1990) -
The hands of the schoolroom clock on the far wall have frozen at two o'clock.
Fiction book (1990) -
The wall clock showed that it was already past noon.
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He glanced at the clock and realized he was late for his meeting.
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During the exam, she frequently looked up at the clock to check the time.
Synonyms
637
1.0
A small thing worn on the wrist to tell the time
42
1.0
A clock that wakes you at a set time by making a sound
22
1.0
A small watch you wear on your wrist
17
4.5
A thing like a clock or watch that shows the time
9
2.6
A radio with a clock that you set to switch on or off at a chosen time
5
8.6
A very accurate clock used to find position at sea or in science
5
4.3
A very accurate clock that uses atoms to measure time
4
1.8
A clock that shows the time using numbers
4
1.0
A clock that hangs on a wall to show the time
3
3.0
A clock with a small moving bird that comes out and calls every hour
3
1.6
A watch that shows the time as numbers on a screen
1
4.2
A clock or watch that measures time accurately
1
2.6
A clock with hands that show the time on a numbered face
1
8.2
A device that measures time using the flow of water
A thing that shows the time, like a clock or watch
A clock that runs on electricity
A large clock with faces on different sides, usually in a tower
A clock inside a computer that keeps the current time and date
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
11
3.7
A natural system inside the body that controls daily cycles like sleep and hormone changes
1
7.2
A very accurate clock that measures time using the vibrations of caesium atoms
- Australian
A natural sense of time that helps a person know when to wake, eat, or arrive
- UK
A game where players hit golf balls into a hole from points arranged like the numbers on a clock
- Specialized
A clock that uses the vibration of nitrogen in an ammonia molecule to keep very exact time
- Specialized
An electronic part that sends fast regular signals to make computer parts work together
A small plant with yellow flowers that open in the morning and close by afternoon
- Specialized
Time shown by a clock on a spacecraft used to schedule activities
How Accurate
- Specialized
5
4.3
- Specialized
1
5.1
∞
1.0
45
4.5
11
4.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clock comes from an old word clocca meaning 'bell', because early timekeepers were bells or machines that rang the hours. That's why a clock tells the time.