clockwork
[ klok-wurk ]
/ ˈklɒkˌwɜrk /
noun
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Nearby words
clock-watcher, clocker, clocklike, clockmaker, clockwise, clockwork, clockwork universe, clod, cloddish, clodhopper, clodhopping
Idioms
like clockwork, with perfect regularity or precision: The launching of the spacecraft went off like clockwork.
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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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