Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An instrument, such as a clock or watch, that measures, registers, or records time.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any machine or apparatus by which the progress of time is recorded, as a clepsydra or a time-candle; in ordinary use, a watch or clock.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A clock, watch, or other instrument, to measure or show the progress of time; a chronometer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
device thatmeasures orregisters time ; aclock orwatch , especially one lacking achime or other striking mechanism.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
Etymologies
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Examples
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Ridley could easily have eliminated 15 minutes of dopey metaphors, including allusions to the title timepiece and lots of taxidermy analogies.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Ridley could easily have eliminated 15 minutes of dopey metaphors, including allusions to the title timepiece and lots of taxidermy analogies.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Ridley could easily have eliminated 15 minutes of dopey metaphors, including allusions to the title timepiece and lots of taxidermy analogies.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Ridley could easily have eliminated 15 minutes of dopey metaphors, including allusions to the title timepiece and lots of taxidermy analogies.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Ridley could easily have eliminated 15 minutes of dopey metaphors, including allusions to the title timepiece and lots of taxidermy analogies.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Ridley could easily have eliminated 15 minutes of dopey metaphors, including allusions to the title timepiece and lots of taxidermy analogies.
Chicago Reader 2009
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Ridley could easily have eliminated 15 minutes of dopey metaphors, including allusions to the title timepiece and lots of taxidermy analogies.
Chicago Reader 2009
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This timepiece is for pilots and those who love the beautiful sports watches made by Wenger, the makers of the famous Swiss Army knife.
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The story had a nice easy pace – almost a timepiece from the 1940′s in its style.
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The big timepiece is believed the largest without hands ever built.
Boing Boing 2007
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