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• clockwork — [[t]klɒ̱kwɜː(r)k[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A clockwork toy or device has machinery inside it which makes it move or operate when it is wound up with a key. ...a clockwork train set. 2) PHRASE: PHR after v If you say that something happens like clockwork …   English dictionary

• Toy train — redirects here. For information on the Toy Train in Darjeeling, click on Darjeeling Himalayan Railway .Fact|date=September 2008 Many toy trains blur the line between the two categories, running on electric power and approaching accurate… …   Wikipedia

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• clockwork — ► NOUN ▪ a mechanism with a spring and toothed gearwheels, used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device. ● like clockwork Cf. ↑like clockwork …   English terms dictionary

• toy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cuddly (BrE), fluffy (esp. BrE), plush (AmE), soft (BrE), stuffed ▪ clockwork (esp. BrE), electronic, mechani …   Collocations dictionary

• clockwork — noun Date: 1628 1. the inner workings of something 2. the machinery (as springs and a train of gears) that run a clock; also a similar mechanism running a mechanical device (as a toy) 3. the precision, regularity, or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• clockwork — UK [ˈklɒkˌwɜː(r)k] / US [ˈklɑkˌwɜrk] noun [uncountable] a) a set of springs inside a toy or other object that make it work when you turn a handle or key b) [only before noun] operated by a set of springs that work when you turn a handle or key •… …   English dictionary

• clockwork — clock|work [ klak,wɜrk ] noun uncount a set of SPRINGS inside a toy or other object that make it work when you turn a handle or key a. only before noun operated by a set of springs that work when you turn a handle or key like clockwork happening… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• clockwork — noun Clockwork is used before these nouns: ↑toy …   Collocations dictionary

• clockwork — noun a mechanism with a spring and toothed gearwheels, used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device. Phrases like clockwork very smoothly and easily …   English new terms dictionary

• clockwork — noun /klɑːkwɚk/ A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical …   Wiktionary