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Timepiece

/ˈtaɪmpiːs/

Any device that measures or registers time; a clock or watch, especially one lacking a chime or other striking mechanism.

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📖 Definitions of "Timepiece"

noun

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Any device that measures or registers time; a clock or watch, especially one lacking a chime or other striking mechanism.

🔄 Synonyms of "Timepiece"

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timekeepernoun	A device that shows the time; a timepiece.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Timepiece"

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Word	Definition
timekeepernoun	A device that shows the time; a timepiece.
pocket clocknoun	(now chiefly historical) A small portable timepiece; a pocket watch.
clocknoun	A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
pointernoun	Anything that points or is used for pointing.
pendulettenoun	(historical) A small pendulum clock.
punch clocknoun	Synonym of time clock.
stop clocknoun	Synonym of stopwatch.
hammernoun	A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
tickernoun	A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen.
time ballnoun	A large wooden or metal ball that drops at a predetermined time to enable sailors to check their marine chronometers from their boats offshore.
pendulenoun	(obsolete) A pendulum.
compass dialnoun	A small pocket compass fitted with a sundial to tell the hour of the day.
pocket-watchnoun	Alternative form of pocket watch. [A watch carried in the pocket, often with a closing cover and usually attached to a chain.]
alarm clocknoun	A clock designed to sound an alert at a preset time, primarily to wake someone from sleep.
pocketwatchnoun	Alternative spelling of pocket watch. [A watch carried in the pocket, often with a closing cover and usually attached to a chain.]
hunternoun	One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
jack o' the clocknoun	Any of the mechanical figures that emerge regularly to strike the bell of a clock.
pocket watchnoun	A watch carried in the pocket, often with a closing cover and usually attached to a chain.
minute-jacknoun	A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; Jack o' the clock.
chimenoun	(music) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.