clocks

Definition of Clocks in English :

Noun

1. alfilaria, alfileria, clocks, erodium cicutarium, filaree, filaria, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Clocks

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noun

1.

a timepiece, usually free-standing, hanging, or built into a tower, having mechanically or electrically driven pointers that move constantly over a dial showing the numbers of the hours

Compare digital clock, watch (sense 7)

2.

any clocklike device for recording or measuring, such as a taximeter or pressure gauge

3.

the downy head of a dandelion that has gone to seed

4.

an electrical circuit that generates pulses at a predetermined rate

5. computing

an electronic pulse generator that transmits streams of regular pulses to which various parts of the computer and its operations are synchronized

6. short for time clock

7. around the clock

8. the clock

9. British a slang word for face

10. against the clock

11. put the clock back

verb

12. (transitive) British, Australian and New Zealand slang

to strike, esp on the face or head

13. (transitive) British slang

to see or notice

14. (transitive)

to record (time) as with a stopwatch, esp in the calculation of speed

15. electronics

to feed a clock pulse to (a digital device) in order to cause it to switch to a new state

noun

an ornamental design either woven in or embroidered on the side of a stocking

Clocks

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noun

1.

a device used for measuring and indicating time, usually by means of pointers moving over a dial: clocks, unlike watches, are not meant to be worn or carried about

2. US

time clock

3.

a measuring or recording device suggestive of a clock, as a taximeter

verb transitive

4.

to measure the speed or record the time of (a race, runner, motorist, etc.) with a stopwatch or other timing device

5.

to measure (work done, distance covered, etc.) with a registering device

noun

a woven or embroidered ornament on the side of a sock or stocking, going up from the ankle

Clocks

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n.

1. An instrument other than a watch for measuring or indicating time, especially a mechanical or electronic device having a numbered dial and moving hands or a digital display.

2. A time clock.

3. A source of regularly occurring pulses used to measure the passage of time, as in a computer.

4. Any of various devices that indicate measurement, such as a speedometer or a taximeter.

5. A biological clock.

6. The downy flower head of a dandelion that has gone to seed.

v. clocked, clock·ing, clocks

v.tr.

1. To time, as with a stopwatch: clock a runner.

2. To register or record with a mechanical device: clocked the winds at 60 miles per hour.

3. Informal To strike or hit (someone) forcefully, especially in the face.

v.intr.

1. To record working hours with a time clock: clocks in at 8:00 and out at 4:00.

2. To be measured or registered, especially at a certain speed or rate. Often used with in: a fastball that clocks in at 95 miles per hour.

n.

An embroidered or woven decoration on the side of a stocking or sock.

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