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# clockwork

noun (no plural); adjective

«clockwork» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Clockwork is the set of springs and wheels inside a clock or toy that makes it move when wound up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clockwork/#m1)
2. Clockwork means a toy that runs on such springs, not on batteries: a clockwork mouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clockwork/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a mechanical bird that sings like a real one; a toy that moves by springs

### Examples

- The clockwork mouse ran across the floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clockwork/#x1)
- Wind the clockwork toy to start it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clockwork/#x2)
- The clockwork bird sang waltzes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clockwork/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «clockwork» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clockwork/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«clockwork» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clockwork.html) on Mova free.