Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word An instrument for measuring and showing time, usually with hands or numbers marking hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds. Synonyms:
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This word has no antonyms Examples:
The clocks struck one.
"You are my alarm clock," the boy said.
As I suspected, no clock hung on this floor.
Etymology:
Derived from Middle Low German klocke, and Old High German glocka, meaning "bell", as early clocks were marked by a bell ringing.
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