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clockwork

[ klok-wurk ]
/ ˈklɒkˌwɜrk /
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noun

the mechanism of a clock.
any mechanism similar to that of a clock.

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Idioms for clockwork

    like clockwork, with perfect regularity or precision: The launching of the spacecraft went off like clockwork.

Origin of clockwork

First recorded in 1620–30; clock1 + work

Words nearby clockwork

clock-timer, clock up, clock watch, clock watcher, clockwise, clockwork, clockwork universe, clod, cloddish, clodhopper, clodhopping
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Words related to clockwork

regularity, accuracy, smoothness, consistency

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British Dictionary definitions for clockwork

clockwork
/ (ˈklɒkˌwɜːk) /

noun

the mechanism of a clock
any similar mechanism, as in a wind-up toy
like clockwork with complete regularity and precision
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