clock : Idioms & Phrases
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- against the clock
- Alarm clock
Alarm clock orwatch - ammonia clock
- analog clock
- around the clock
- around-the-clock
- Astronomical clock
- atomic clock
Beat of a watch , ∨clock - biological clock
- caesium clock
- Calendar clock
- clock dial
- clock face
- clock golf
- clock in
- clock off
- clock on
- clock out
- clock pendulum
- clock radio
- clock time
- clock tower
- clock up
- clock watcher
- clock-watching
- Cuckoo clock
- digital clock
- Electric clock
Equation clock ∨ watch - Flower clock
- grandfather clock
- Jack-of-the-clock
- longcase clock
- off-the-clock
- pendulum clock
- Polar clock
- round the clock
- round-the-clock
- round-the-clock patrol
- shepherd's clock
- Ship's clock
- Sidereal clock
Sidereal clock ,day ,month ,year - spacecraft clock time
- system clock
- time clock
To regulate a watch ∨clock - Turret clock
- wall clock
- Watch clock
- Watchman's clock
- water clock
against the clock
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adverb as fast as possible; before a deadline
against time.
- it was a race against the clock
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Alarm clock
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noun a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
alarm.
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- . See under
Alarm .
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Alarm clock or watch
- a clock or watch which can be so set as to ring or strike loudly at a prearranged hour, to wake from sleep, or excite attention.
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ammonia clock
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noun an atomic clock based on vibrational frequency of the nitrogen atom in the ammonia molecule
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analog clock
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noun a clock that displays the time of day by the position of hands on a dial
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around the clock
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adverb without stopping
for 24 hours; around the clock.
- she worked around the clock
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around-the-clock
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adjective satellite at all times
around-the-clock; day-and-night; nonstop.
- around-the-clock nursing care
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Astronomical clock
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(a) A clock of superior construction, with a compensating pendulum, etc., to measure time with great accuracy, for use in astronomical observatories; called a regulator when used by watchmakers as a standard for regulating timepieces.(b) A clock with mechanism for indicating certain astronomical phenomena, as the phases of the moon, position of the sun in the ecliptic, equation of time, etc.
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atomic clock
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noun a timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or molecules
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Beat of a watch , ∨ clock
- the stroke or sound made by the action of the escapement. A clock is in beat or out of beat, according as the strokes is at equal or unequal intervals.
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biological clock
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noun an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions
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caesium clock
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noun an atomic clock based on the energy difference between two states of the caesium nucleus in a magnetic field
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Calendar clock
- one that shows the days of the week and month.
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clock dial
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noun the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day
clock dial.
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clock face
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noun the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day
clock dial.
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clock golf
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noun a form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the hole
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clock in
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verb register one's arrival at work
clock in; punch in.
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clock off
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verb register one's departure from work
clock off; punch out.
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clock on
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verb register one's arrival at work
clock in; punch in.
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clock out
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verb register one's departure from work
clock off; punch out.
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clock pendulum
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noun a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanism
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clock radio
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noun a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically
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clock time
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noun a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
time.
- do you know what time it is?
- the time is 10 o'clock
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clock tower
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noun a tower with a large clock visible high up on an outside face
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clock up
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verb record a distance travelled; on planes and cars
log up.
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clock watcher
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noun a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time
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clock-watching
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noun paying excessive attention to the clock (in anticipation of stopping work)
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Cuckoo clock
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noun clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo
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- a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo.
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digital clock
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noun a clock that displays the time of day digitally
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Electric clock
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noun a clock using a small electric motor
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(a) A clock moved or regulated by electricity or electro-magnetism.(b) A clock connected with an electro-magnetic recording apparatus.
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Equation clock ∨ watch
- a timepiece made to exhibit the differences between mean solar and apparent solar time. Knight.
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Flower clock
- an assemblage of flowers which open and close at different hours of the day, thus indicating the time.
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grandfather clock
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noun a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case
grandfather clock.
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Jack-of-the-clock
- a figure, usually of a man, on old clocks, which struck the time on the bell.
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longcase clock
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noun a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case
grandfather clock.
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off-the-clock
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adverb overtime without extra compensation
- she often has to work off-the-clock
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pendulum clock
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noun a clock regulated by a pendulum
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Polar clock
- a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus, turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the light of the sky, which is always 90° from the sun.
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round the clock
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adverb without stopping
for 24 hours; around the clock.
- she worked around the clock
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round-the-clock
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adjective satellite at all times
around-the-clock; day-and-night; nonstop.
- around-the-clock nursing care
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round-the-clock patrol
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noun a continuous nonstop patrol
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shepherd's clock
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noun weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
goatsbeard; meadow salsify; Tragopogon pratensis.
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Ship's clock
(Naut.) , a clock arranged to strike from one to eight strokes, at half hourly intervals, marking the divisions of the ship's watches.
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Sidereal clock
- an astronomical clock regulated to keep sidereal time.
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Sidereal clock , day , month , year
- . See under
Clock ,Day , etc.
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spacecraft clock time
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noun the clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft
SCLK.
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system clock
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noun a time-of-day clock in a computer system
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noun an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal components
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time clock
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noun clock used to record the hours that people work
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To regulate a watch ∨ clock
- to adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time.
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Turret clock
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noun a clock with more than one dial to show the time in all directions from a tower
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- a large clock adapted for an elevated position, as in the tower of a church.
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wall clock
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noun a clock mounted on a wall
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Watch clock
- a watchman's clock; see under
Watchman .
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Watchman's clock
- a watchman's detector in which the apparatus for recording the times of visiting several stations is contained within a single clock.
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water clock
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noun clock that measures time by the escape of water
clepsydra; water glass.
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Wa"ter clock`
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An instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall, or flow, of a certain quantity of water; a clepsydra.