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Clocks

An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece.

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📖 Definitions of "Clocks"

noun

1
An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece.
2
The odometer of a motor vehicle.
"This car has over 300,000 miles on the clock."
3
An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.
4
The seed head of a dandelion.

verb

1
To measure the duration of.
2
To measure the speed of.
"He was clocked at 155 miles per hour."
3
To hit (someone) heavily.
"When the boxer let down his guard, his opponent clocked him."
4
To take notice of; to realise; to recognize someone or something
"A trans person may be able to easily clock other trans people."

noun

1
A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking.

verb

1
To ornament (e.g. the side of a stocking) with figured work.

🔄 Synonyms of "Clocks"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
filarianoun	Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
alfilarianoun	common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.
filareenoun	(chiefly Canada, US) Any plant of the species Erodium.
pin clovernoun	european weed naturalized in southwestern united states and mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
alfilerianoun	Alternative form of alfilaria. [common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.]
pin grassnoun	common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium)
erodium cicutarium	Erodium cicutarium, also known as common stork's-bill, redstem filaree, redstem stork's bill or pinweed, is a herbaceous annual – or in warm climates, biennial – member of the family Geraniaceae of flowering plants.
redstem storksbillnoun	european weed naturalized in southwestern united states and mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Clocks"

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Word	Definition
alfilarianoun	common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.
alfilerianoun	Alternative form of alfilaria. [common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.]
erodium cicutarium	Erodium cicutarium, also known as common stork's-bill, redstem filaree, redstem stork's bill or pinweed, is a herbaceous annual – or in warm climates, biennial – member of the family Geraniaceae of flowering plants.
filareenoun	(chiefly Canada, US) Any plant of the species Erodium.
filarianoun	Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
pin clovernoun	european weed naturalized in southwestern united states and mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
pin grassnoun	common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium)
redstem storksbillnoun	european weed naturalized in southwestern united states and mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
glassesnoun	Spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
hournoun	(time) A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
hoursnoun	an indefinite period of time
watchesnoun	(archaic) The species Sarracenia flava (so-called because its leaves look similar to a clock face).
timepiecesnoun	A watch (a small portable device used to tell the time of day), particularly one lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.
chronographsnoun	A device which marks or records time or time intervals.
timersnoun	A device used to measure amounts of time.
chronometersnoun	A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.
timekeepersnoun	A device that shows the time; a timepiece.
hourglassesnoun	A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.
clepsydraenoun	Synonym of water clock, especially (historical) ancient Greek and Roman forms.
sandglassesnoun	An instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand through a narrow opening.