clockworknoun [ U ]
uk/ˈklɒk.wɜːk/us/ˈklɑːk.wɝːk/a system of springs and wheels that you wind (= turn) with a key or handle to make some clocks, toys, and other devices operate:
a clockwork train/mouse
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Watches & clocks
- 24-hour clock
- against the clock idiom
- alarm clock
- at/on the stroke of sth idiom
- bezel
- clock
- crystal
- hour hand
- hourglass
- lose
- minute hand
- movement
- pendulum
- radio alarm clock
- strike
- twenty-four-hour clock
- watchband
- watchstrap
- winder
- wristwatch
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Machines - Engines & motors
Toys & dolls
Idiom(s)
like clockwork
run/go like clockwork