Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: clocks
IPA transcription: [kl'ɑks]
Pronunciations of clocks
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: redstem_storksbill, alfilaria, alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin_grass, pin_clover, Erodium_cicutarium
    Meaning: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
Usage examples
  • Clocks are an evil, women a blessing.
  • He was home just as the clocks were striking six.
  • The clocks in Carentan struck half-past nine as he spoke.
  • But there must be no clocks in that palace--they measure our follies and limit our pleasures.
  • By clocks 't was morning, and for night The bells at distance called; But epoch had no basis here, For period exhaled.
  • "Let me repeat to you," said Prince Michael, in his even, well-modulated tones, "that women are the natural enemies of clocks.
  • Everything in his rooms was ruined--his clocks were rusted in the works; a fine collection of water-color drawings was entirely obliterated by the onslaught of the water ghost; and what was worse, the apartments below his were drenched with the water soaking through the floors, a damage for which he was compelled to pay, and which resulted in his being requested by his landlady to vacate the premises immediately.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Daylight saving time, License CC BY-SA 4.0