CLOCK
What does "CLOCK" mean?
An instrument for measuring and indicating time, typically with hands or a digital display.
Meanings
- A device that measures and shows the time of day. The clock on the wall read half past three.
- To measure or record the time or speed of something. Radar clocked the car at ninety miles an hour.
- To notice or recognise something. She clocked the exit before the trouble started. informal
- To hit someone, especially in the face. He clocked the intruder with a frying pan. informal
Did you know?
- The word 'clock' literally means 'bell' (Latin 'clocca') - the first public clocks told time by ringing the hours, long before anyone read a dial.
Word origin
From Medieval Latin 'clocca' meaning bell, via Middle Dutch 'klocke'; early public clocks announced the hours by ringing bells rather than showing a dial.
Remember it
CLOCK and CLOAK share a bell-shaped origin; the clock keeps the bell, the cloak keeps the shape.
A little poem
Two hands, never still-
the clock gives nothing away
but takes everything.
haiku
Wordplay
- I asked the clock for a second chance. It gave me sixty - and then it took them all back.
What it teaches
The clock never lies, but it never explains why the same hour can feel so different.
Quick facts
What does CLOCK mean?
An instrument for measuring and indicating time, typically with hands or a digital display.
Is CLOCK a valid word?
Yes — CLOCK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CLOCK?
CLOCK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CLOCK come from?
From Medieval Latin 'clocca' meaning bell, via Middle Dutch 'klocke'; early public clocks announced the hours by ringing bells rather than showing a dial.
What can CLOCK teach us?
The clock never lies, but it never explains why the same hour can feel so different.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.