Phrase Hound found 245 phrases and 83 compound words that contain clock. The most common are listed below. Open clock in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 245
- alarm clockA clock designed to sound an alert at a preset time, primarily to wake someone from sleep.
- around the clockAll the time, or seemingly all the time; constantly.
- against the clockIn a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed.
- round the clockNonstop, 24 hours per day.
- beat the clockTo perform a task or successfully complete an activity within a time limit.
- wall clockA clock mounted on a wall.
- atomic clockAn extremely accurate reference clock whose operation is based on an atomic process, typically the frequency of electromagnetic radiation associated with a specified energy-level transition in an element such as cesium.
- clock speedThe rate, measured in hertz, at which a processor performs its fundamental operations.
- time clockA device that records, on (digital or paper) timecards, the times when employees begin and finish work.
- clock faceThe surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands (via the traditional design of clocks); such an arrangement on either a clock or a watch.
- clock radioAn alarm clock that includes a radio; a radio alarm clock.
- digital clockA clock that displays the time (hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds) in digits, rather than by hands on a dial (like an analog clock).
- run out the clockTo preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time.
- water clockA device for measuring time using water, typically by measuring water flowing in or out of a basin of known size at a known rate.
- clock towerA tower, usually in a prominent position, having a large clock in a high position, often with several faces.
- off the clockNot at work; off duty.
- clock cycleThe time between two adjacent pulses of the oscillator that regulates the tempo of the computer processor.
- biological clockAny of several mechanisms that regulate the periodicity of biological functions, such as the circadian rhythm.
- turn back the clockTo return to a previous state.
- radio clockA clock that is synchronized to a remote time standard by means of radio signals.
- System clock
- chess clockA device consisting of two clocks and a switch for running one at a time, used in chess and other games to measure how much time each player takes.
- speaking clockA person employed to read the time over a telephone line.
- ride the clockTo leave one's workplace covertly without clocking out, thus continuing to be paid.
- grandfather clockA longcase clock.
Compound words 83
- overclockTo run a processor (CPU), or any electronic logic device, at a speed higher than is recommended by the manufacturer.
- counterclockwiseIn the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
- clockmakerA craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks.
- clockwareClocks collectively.
- clockhouseA house or dwelling featuring a large visible clock on its exterior.
- misclockAn error in the synchronization or coordination of the sequence or timing of actions by a device.
- clocksourceA source of time used by an application, such as a hardware clock.
- clockerA person who clocks (illegally winds back the milometer of) a motor car
- clockableAble to be recorded by or on a timeclock, because it occurs during specific times.
- clockyClearly identifiable as transgender; capable of being easily clocked; not passing.