Definition of clockwise in English:
clockwise
adjective & adverbˈklɒkwʌɪz
In a curve corresponding in direction to the typical forward movement of the hands of a clock.
as adverb turn the knob clockwise
as adjective a clockwise direction
Example sentencesExamples
- If you have children or new skiers in your group, you may want follow the trail in a clockwise direction.
- The player to the left of dealer begins and the initial direction of play is clockwise.
- Continuing in a clockwise direction the next player lays a card face up and so on.
- This time he attempted to rotate the right shoulder in the opposite, or clockwise, direction.
- The second light started to circle around the first one in a clockwise direction and then stopped.
- Holding the entire ponytail twist it all the way around twice, in a clockwise direction.
- Formula One, by contrast, runs in a clockwise direction and only uses part of the oval.
- Put Teflon tape in a clockwise direction as you are looking at the threads and screw it in.
- My only real advice is to make sure you walk it in a clockwise direction, otherwise you'll be faced with a long, steep and sustained ascent.
- Anyone who walks round the Guru Granth Sahib or the Gurdwara must do so in a clockwise direction.
- Get everyone to sit down, lift their right leg off the ground and turn it in a clockwise direction.
- Coat the hook with varnish and wind on the flat tinsel in a clockwise direction whilst the varnish is still wet.
- Just don't forget to dance round your fire in a clockwise direction to ensure good portents for your family in the coming season.
- Each player in a clockwise direction then lays a card on top of the pile.
- After bathing, gently massage in a clockwise direction over her chest to support breathing and aid a restful night's sleep.
- If you rotate your thumb and fingers in a clockwise direction, you will roll a full-roller.
- Half of them turn in a clockwise direction, while the others move back and forth like waves.
- He placed it in the lock and turned it one full turn in a clockwise direction.
- If he plays an ace, the play continues in the normal clockwise direction.
- The swim is due to start in Donegal next July and will take up to seven weeks to go around the coast in a clockwise direction.
Definition of clockwise in US English:
clockwise
adverb & adjectiveˈkläkˌwīzˈklɑkˌwaɪz
In a curve corresponding in direction to the typical forward movement of the hands of a clock.
as adverb turn the knob clockwise
as adjective a clockwise direction
Example sentencesExamples
- If you rotate your thumb and fingers in a clockwise direction, you will roll a full-roller.
- Holding the entire ponytail twist it all the way around twice, in a clockwise direction.
- This time he attempted to rotate the right shoulder in the opposite, or clockwise, direction.
- Formula One, by contrast, runs in a clockwise direction and only uses part of the oval.
- If he plays an ace, the play continues in the normal clockwise direction.
- Coat the hook with varnish and wind on the flat tinsel in a clockwise direction whilst the varnish is still wet.
- He placed it in the lock and turned it one full turn in a clockwise direction.
- Half of them turn in a clockwise direction, while the others move back and forth like waves.
- If you have children or new skiers in your group, you may want follow the trail in a clockwise direction.
- Get everyone to sit down, lift their right leg off the ground and turn it in a clockwise direction.
- Just don't forget to dance round your fire in a clockwise direction to ensure good portents for your family in the coming season.
- Continuing in a clockwise direction the next player lays a card face up and so on.
- The second light started to circle around the first one in a clockwise direction and then stopped.
- Anyone who walks round the Guru Granth Sahib or the Gurdwara must do so in a clockwise direction.
- Each player in a clockwise direction then lays a card on top of the pile.
- The swim is due to start in Donegal next July and will take up to seven weeks to go around the coast in a clockwise direction.
- My only real advice is to make sure you walk it in a clockwise direction, otherwise you'll be faced with a long, steep and sustained ascent.
- After bathing, gently massage in a clockwise direction over her chest to support breathing and aid a restful night's sleep.
- The player to the left of dealer begins and the initial direction of play is clockwise.
- Put Teflon tape in a clockwise direction as you are looking at the threads and screw it in.