clock
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /klɒk/US /klɑːk/
Meaning
noun
an instrument for measuring and showing time, in a room, on the wall of a building or on a computer screen (not worn or carried like a watch)
“The clock struck twelve/midnight.”
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“But rolling the clock forward”
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“Where the clock is set back to one, and the possibilities are endless.”
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