Synonyms for clock
klɒkclock

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. David Baldwin:

   Well have soldiers and airmen monitoring those around the clock to cue CalFire faster once those fires start.

2. Vikesh Patel:

   We've been here since one o'clock.

3. Rafael Nadal:

   Of course - 100 % he does, 100 %. Every other match that I have played, the pace has been so quick because the refs have been on the clock after every single point, i've been ready to play for a minute and a half, and he tells me he's not going to give him a code violation because I'm not ready to play. To me, it's a big joke if somebody says that.

4. Professor Hadar Aviram:

   So imagine our surprise when, a couple of days before the clock runs out, the attorney general decides to appeal the decision, it was an upsetting piece of news to receive.

5. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   The ticking clock of the New Year reminds us: time is not to be spent, but invested wisely in purpose and meaning.