Clock

  • 21clock — clock1 W3S2 [klɔk US kla:k] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Dutch; Origin: clocke bell, clock , from Medieval Latin clocca bell , from a Celtic language] 1.) an instrument that shows what time it is, in a room or outside on a building ▪ The clock on …

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  • 22clock — 1 noun (C) 1 an instrument in a room or on a public building that shows what time it is: The clock was ticking on the mantelpiece. | the clock strikes three/half past four etc: The church clock struck midnight. | the clock says... (=the clock… …

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  • 23clock — clock1 /klok/, n. 1. an instrument for measuring and recording time, esp. by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about. 2. See time clock. 3. a meter or… …

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  • 24clock — clock1 [ klak ] noun count ** an object that shows the time. The object like a clock you wear on your wrist is called a watch. Clocks either have a background called a face with hands that point to the hours and minutes, or they are digital… …

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  • 25clock — [[t]klɒ̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ clocks, clocking, clocked 1) N COUNT A clock is an instrument, for example in a room or on the outside of a building, that shows what time of day it is. He was conscious of a clock ticking... He also repairs clocks and watches …

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  • 26clock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate ▪ 12 hour, 24 hour ▪ digital, electric ▪ atomic ▪ …

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  • 27clock — I n. 1) to regulate, set; wind a clock 2) to advance a clock; or: to set, turn a clock ahead (by one hour) 3) to set, turn a clock back (by ten minutes) 4) an alarm; cuckoo; electric; grandfather; wall clock 5) a biological clock 6) a clock is… …

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  • 28clock — I UK [klɒk] / US [klɑk] noun [countable] Word forms clock : singular clock plural clocks ** an object that shows the time. The object like a clock that you wear on your wrist is called a watch. Clocks either have a background called a face with… …

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  • 29clock in — verb register one s arrival at work • Syn: ↑punch in, ↑clock on • Ant: ↑punch out (for: ↑punch in), ↑clock out • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 30clock*/*/*/ — [klɒk] noun [C] I an object that shows the time. The similar object that you wear on your wrist is called a watch The only sound was the clock ticking.[/ex] I glanced at the kitchen clock.[/ex] • against the clock as fast as possible in order to… …

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