Synonyms for clock
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Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:2.6 / 5 votes

1. clockverb

   a timepiece that shows the time of day

2. clock, timeverb

   measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time

   "he clocked the runners"

   Synonyms:
   time

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1. • Measure

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. clocknoun

   Synonyms:
   timepiece, timekeeper, horologe, clepsydra, isochronon, scarab, scarabee, beetle

   Associated words:
   horology, horography, horologiography, pendulum, strike, dial, tick

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "clock":

   pendulum, clocking, watch, roughy, 'clock, stopwatch, timer, countdown, hour

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clock

   Synonyms:
   See Start the clock, Stopping the clock
   

2. CLOCK

   Synonyms:
   clock homolog (mouse), clock (mouse) homolog, bHLHe8, circadian locomoter output cycles kaput protein, KAT13D, circadian locomoter output cycles protein kaput, KIAA0334, BHLHE8, Class E basic helix-loop-helix protein 8, hCLOCK, EC 2.3.1.48

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1. Marco Rubio:

   The call to end the antiquated practice of clock changing is gaining momentum throughout the nation, studies have shown many benefits of a year-round Daylight Saving Time, which is why the Florida legislature voted to make it permanent in 2018. I'm proud to reintroduce this bipartisan bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, and give our nation's families more stability throughout the year.

2. James Thurber:

   I loathe the expression "What makes him tick." It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solution, that uses the foolish expression. A person not only ticks, he also chimes and strikes the hour, falls and breaks and has to be put together again, and sometimes stops like an electric clock in a thunderstorm.

3. Harold Monro:

   When the tea is brought at five o'clock And all the neat curtains are drawn with care, The little black cat with bright green eyes Is suddenly purring there.

4. Kim Fish:

   The best of humanity was really on display after Sandy, and neighbors were helping each other recover around the clock, i just hope we don't have to wait for the next superstorm to show that kind of empathy and solve this crisis.

5. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn:

   Blow the dust off the clock. Your watches are behind the times. Throw open the heavy curtains which are so dear to you -- you do not even suspect that the day has already dawned outside.