clockwork
NounUS[klok-wurk]/ˈklɑˌkwɝk/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clockType of mechanismParts mainspring
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Clock′work′ (-wûrk′), noun
The machinery of a clock, or machinery resembling that of a clock; machinery which produces regularity of movement.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54