Thesaurus results for CLOCKS

clocks 1 of 2

noun

plural of clock

as in timers

a device to measure time the clock reads 5:00 p.m.

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clocks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clock

as in punches

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stool

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Recent Examples of clocks

Noun

Such clocks could eventually support navigation systems in drones, submarines and other vehicles when GPS signals are unavailable or jammed. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 Floor-to-ceiling shelves are stacked with fine hardcover books, wooden xylophones, ticking clocks, and high-tech speakers. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026 At irregular intervals, 27 leap seconds have been added to global clocks since 1972 – the last in 2016. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026 Doing so means official timekeeping would become independent of Earth’s rotation, and another leap second would never be added to clocks. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Wine and data have long run on different clocks — one by harvest time and the other by dashboards. — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Even before the tariffs, Howard Miller struggled as Americans lost their taste for fancy timepieces such as its signature grandfather and mantel clocks. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 The leap day and the leap second In the spirit of the pendulum clock, scientists spent three more centuries developing systems that would measure time precisely and in a standardized way so that all clocks around the world could tell the same time. — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

An outdoor thermometer clocks a temperature of 100 degrees as the sounds of Y2K-era reggaeton reverberate. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 For business owners, the boundary can be even thinner because the business rarely clocks out. — Nike Ajao, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Ted, naturally, advises everyone to stay positive, but the outlook isn’t great, and it’s not helped by the team doctor dragging his feet about seeing the Greyhounds star, which Keeley immediately clocks as sexism. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 Lenovo has a price drop of $950 on this very capable ThinkStation P3, which clocks in at 96% smaller than a standard desktop tower but still delivers productivity performance. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026 Elsewhere, her look includes signature heeled ballet flats from Repetto and Valesque’s nylon tote, which clocks in at under $300. — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026 But not always—Herradura just announced the re-release of one of its strongest expressions, Directo de Alambique, which clocks in at 110 proof. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 July 2026 Made with cotton and spandex in a slew of silhouettes ranging from the Studio camisole, which costs $75, to the Volar, a classic sleeveless top that retails for $70 to the Service halter that clocks in at $145, they were worn by the likes of Bella Hadid and Kylie Jenner. — Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 But everyone clocks out eventually—a fact Kristy never forgets. — Gabriela Ulloa, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocks

Noun

There are excellent instructions and some gentle runs for first-timers and the pint-sized crowd.

— Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The group included a number of first-timers as well as regulars.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of timers

Noun

This week, however, international timekeepers voted to scrap them and introduce the leap hour, the first of which might not happen for thousands of years.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Scientists, diplomats, and timekeepers across the globe agreed to this idea at a conference in Paris Thursday.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of timekeepers

Noun

Ulysse Nardin, founded in 1846, earned its reputation as one of the world’s premier makers of marine chronometers, supplying precision timekeepers to navies and merchant fleets well into the second half of the 20th century.

— Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
As time-telling became more precise, ship navigators needed a standardized way to set their chronometers.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025

Definition of chronometers

Verb

Anxiety knocks people off autopilot, sharpens attention and sends them looking for new information.

— Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
The Newmark report also knocks the draft deal for saddling Miami-Dade with too many risks of cost overruns and other risks that a private company would typically shoulder in a venture like this one.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of knocks

Verb

Someone slaps a strip of medical tape across their lips, promises you deeper sleep, fewer snores and a sharper jawline by morning, then cuts to a dreamy sunrise shot.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
As the child puts his hands up, Bible says Campbell slaps them away, then drags him off the field.

— Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026