clockwork
playSimple Definition of clockwork
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: the system of moving wheels inside something (such as a clock or an old-fashioned toy) that makes its parts move
Full Definition of clockwork
1 : the inner workings of something
2 : the machinery (as springs and a train of gears) that run a clock; also : a similar mechanism running a mechanical device (as a toy)
3 : the precision, regularity, or absence of variation associated with a clock or clockwork <a clockwork operation> <the planning went like clockwork>
Examples of clockwork in a sentence
the clockwork inside a mechanical toy soldier
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First Known Use of clockwork
1628
CLOCKWORK Defined for Kids
clockwork
playDefinition of clockwork for Students
: machinery that makes the parts of a device move
like clockwork
: in a very regular or exact way <He stops in every day like clockwork.>
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