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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
clock•work /ˈklɑkˌwɜrk/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Time[uncountable] the mechanism of a clock.
  2. any mechanism similar to that of a clock:[countable]toys run by a winding clockwork.
Idioms
  1. Idioms like clockwork, [uncountable] with regularity or precision:Here she comes, home at 6:30, like clockwork.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
clock•work  (klok′wûrk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Timethe mechanism of a clock.
  2. any mechanism similar to that of a clock.
  3. like clockwork, with perfect regularity or precision:The launching of the spacecraft went off like clockwork.
  • clock1 + work 1620–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
clockwork /ˈklɒkˌwɜːk/ n
  1. the mechanism of a clock
  2. any similar mechanism, as in a wind-up toy
  3. like clockwork ⇒ with complete regularity and precision
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