clocks 1 of 2

noun

Definition of clocksnext
plural of clock
as in timers
a device to measure time the clock reads 5:00 p.m.

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clocks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of clock
as in punches
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stool

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  1. hits
  2. timepieces
  3. slams
  4. claps
Verb
  • When pericarditis hits, the flare can cause debilitating fatigue which significantly impacts daily life.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • After that, the studio released the stop-motion hits ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and The Two Strings and Missing Link.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hits
Noun
  • Brady, who notched 20 seasons with the New England Patriots and another three with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has since become a poster boy for high horology and has been spotted in some incredible timepieces over the past few years.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The 47-year-old served as an IWC ambassador from 2019 to 2023, counting at least 20 of the Swiss watchmaker’s timepieces in his collection.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of timepieces
Verb
  • The film contains one of the great gross-out scenes of all time, in which Adjani has a bloody, violent miscarriage in a Berlin subway station and slams her body around as if in the throes of an exorcism.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Brown is casting Moreno as a wealthy businessman who is out for himself, and Moreno, R-Ohio, slams Brown as a career politician who is a rubber stamp for President Joe Biden and Harris.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of slams
Verb
  • Detroit Pistons team owner Tom Gores claps during the press conference on July 30, 2021 at the Pistons Performance Center in Detroit, Michigan.
    Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
  • When the camera zooms in on Haines, the gnat can be seen buzzing around above her head (as evidenced in Entertainment Weekly's extremely serious investigative photos below) before Goldberg launches her military action and claps her hands while Haines speaks.
    EW.com, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of claps
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Thesaurus Entries Near clocks

clock (out)

clocks

clocks (in)

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