clockwork in English
- clockwork⇄adj. mechanically regular; automatic.
Ex. The clockwork tintinnabulum of rhyme (William Cowper). - clockwork⇄clockwork, noun, adjective.
- clockwork⇄expr. like clockwork, with great regularity and smoothness.
Ex. The launching of the rocket went off like clockwork. - clockwork⇄noun 1. the machinery of a clock.
Ex. After the clockwork of the watch was cleaned the watch kept perfect time.
2. any similar machinery, consisting of gears, wheels, and springs. Toys that move by winding up are run by clockwork.