| alarm |
the bell or buzzer of a clock that is designed to wake one up. [1/4 definitions] |
| alarm clock |
a clock with a bell or buzzer that can be set to sound at a particular time. |
| analog clock |
a clock that displays the time using a long hand to show the hour and a short hand to show the minutes. |
| clock1 |
to find out the time or speed of, using a clock or watch. [1/2 definitions] |
| clockwise |
When something turns clockwise, it turns in the same direction that the hands of a clock turn. Starting from the top, the hands of a clock move toward the right and down. When they reach the bottom, they move toward the left and up. |
| counterclockwise |
opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move. |
| dial |
the face of a clock or watch. [1/6 definitions] |
| digital |
When we say that a clock or watch is digital, we mean that it shows the time using a row of numbers. When it is ten minutes after twelve o'clock, for example, a digital clock will show 12:10. On a digital clock, the hour is shown by the numbers on the left, and the minutes are shown by the numbers on the right. There is a mark with two dots between the hour and the minutes. This mark is called a colon. [1/3 definitions] |
| digital clock |
a clock that shows the time as numbers in a row rather than by hands on a dial. |
| fast1 |
If a clock is five minutes fast, it means that the clock is five minutes ahead of the correct time. [1/9 definitions] |
| go off |
If your alarm clock goes off, it suddenly becomes active and starts ringing. [1/2 definitions] |
| grandfather clock |
a pendulum clock that is in a tall, narrow cabinet. |
| hand |
the pointer of a clock or dial. [1/11 definitions] |
| hour hand |
the shorter hand on a watch or a clock, which moves around the entire face twice a day and indicates the hour. |
| in order to |
When we use "in order to," we are telling the reason or purpose for doing something. If you set your alarm clock in order to get up early, the purpose of setting your clock is to make it possible to get up early. If someone asks why you set your clock, you could answer "in order to get up early." |
| minute hand |
the longer hand on a watch or a clock, which moves around the entire face once an hour and shows the minutes. |
| needle |
a long, thin pointer on a clock, meter, or dial. [1/6 definitions] |
| no longer |
If something is no longer happening, it is not happening anymore. It has stopped. If you are no longer friends with the kids next door, you are not friends with them anymore. If your clock is working no longer, it doesn't work anymore. |
| o'clock |
of or according to the clock. |
| pointer |
A pointer is thing on a measuring device that points to something. It's similar to a hand on a clock. [1/4 definitions] |
| read1 |
When a clock reads four o'clock, the clock shows four o'clock. If a thermometer reads ninety-eight degrees, it shows ninety-eight degrees. [1/5 definitions] |