GRANDFATHER CLOCK

Meaning of GRANDFATHER CLOCK in English

(~s)

A ~ is an old-fashioned type of clock in a tall wooden case which stands upright on the floor.

N-COUNT

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GRANDFATHER CLOCK — noun Etymology: from the song My Grandfather's Clock (1876) by Henry C. Work died 1884 American songwriter Date: 1909 a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRANDFATHER CLOCK — noun or grandfather's clock Etymology: from the song My Grandfather's Clock (1878) by Henry C. Work died 1884 American songwriter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER CLOCK — tall pendulum clock which stands on the floor
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GRANDFATHER CLOCK — Etymology: from the song My Grandfather's Clock (1876) by Henry C. Work died 1884 American songwriter Date: 1909 : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRANDFATHER CLOCK — Function: noun Etymology: from the song My Grandfather's Clock (1876) by Henry C. Work † 1884 American songwriter Date: 1909 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER CLOCK — ■ noun a clock in a tall free-standing wooden case, driven by weights.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRANDFATHER CLOCK — [grandfather clock] n [fr. the song My Grandfather's Clock (1876) by Henry C. Work d. 1884 Am. songwriter] (1909): a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRANDFATHER CLOCK — noun an old-fashioned type of clock in a tall wooden case that stands on the floor
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER CLOCK — ˈgrandfather ˌclock BrE AmE noun [countable] an old-fashioned tall clock which stands on the floor
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRANDFATHER CLOCK — ( grandfather clocks) A grandfather clock is an old-fashioned type of clock in a tall wooden case which stands upright …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER CLOCK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As he moved the beam, the shadow of the grandfather clock in the hall twisted …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRANDFATHER CLOCK — высокие напольные часы
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GRANDFATHER CLOCK — высокие напольные часы
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GRANDFATHER CLOCK — * grandfather's clock старинные высокие стоячие часы
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
GRANDFATHER — avo, grand-patre
English interlingue dictionary
GRANDFATHER — apohan nga lalake;apohan nga lalaki;apohan nga lalakl;apohan;guyong;lolo;oyong;tatang
English-Visayan vocabulary
GRANDFATHER — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. the father of one's father or mother, ancestor 1a, granddaddy 2, ~ly adjective II. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRANDFATHER — I. ˈgran(d)ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, -raan- noun Etymology: Middle English graund fader (translation of Middle French grant pere ), from Middle French grant …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOCK — I. ˈkläk noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke clock, bell, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER — (n.) A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.
Английский словарь Webster
GRANDFATHER — ( n. ) A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER — /gran"fah'dheuhr, grand"-/ , n. 1. the father of one's father or mother. 2. a forefather. 3. the founder or originator …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOCK — clock 1 /klok/ , n. 1. an instrument for measuring and recording time, esp. by mechanical means, usually with hands …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER — n. father of one's father or mother
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GRANDFATHER — I. ˈgran(d)-ˌfä-thər noun Date: 15th century 1. a. : the father of one's father or mother b. : ancestor 1a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOCK — I. ˈkläk noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke bell, clock, from Old French or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRANDFATHER — noun a father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.
Webster English vocab
CLOCK — noun the striking of a clock. 2. clock ·noun a watch, ·esp. one that strikes. 3. clock ·vt to ornament …
Webster English vocab
GRANDFATHER — ■ noun 1》 the father of one's father or mother. 2》 a founder or originator. ■ verb N. Amer. informal …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRANDFATHER — [grand.fa.ther] n (15c): the father of one's father or mother; also: ancestor 1a -- grand.fa.ther.ly adj [2]grandfather vt (1972): to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOCK — [clock] n, often attrib [ME clok, fr. MD clocke bell, clock, fr. ONF or ML; ONF cloque bell, fr. ML …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOCK — machine in which a device that performs regular movements in equal intervals of time is linked to a counting mechanism …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRANDFATHER — grandfather, G~ BrE AmE ˈɡræn d ˌfɑːð ə AmE - ə r ▷ grandfather|s, \~'s z ▶ ˌ grand ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOCK — / klɒk; NAmE klɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] an instrument for measuring and showing time, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER — grand ‧ fa ‧ ther S3 /ˈɡrændˌfɑːðə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] the father of your father or mother …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOCK — I. clock 1 S2 W3 /klɒk $ klɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Middle Dutch ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOCK — n. & v. --n. 1 an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRANDFATHER — n. a male grandparent. grandfather clock a clock in a tall wooden case, driven by weights. grandfatherly adj.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOCK — n. & v. n. 1 an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER — n. a male grandparent. Phrases and idioms: grandfather clock a clock in a tall wooden case, driven by weights. Derivatives: …
Oxford English vocab
CLOCK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., …
Oxford English vocab
GRANDFATHER — ( grandfathers) Your grandfather is the father of your father or mother. His grandfather was a professor. N-FAMILY
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOCK — ( clocks, clocking, clocked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A clock …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a grandfather clock (= an old-style tall clock that stands on the floor ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES alarm clock at three o'clock/seven thirty etc on the dot (= at exactly 3:00/7:30 …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRANDFATHER — [informal] grandpa, [informal] grandad, US [informal] grandaddy [noun] [C] - the father of a person's mother or father(formal) How are …
Cambridge English vocab
CLOCK — (TIME) [noun] [C] - a device for measuring and showing time, which is usually found in or on a building …
Cambridge English vocab
GRANDFATHER — Synonyms and related words : Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, centenarian, dotard, elder, gaffer, geezer, golden-ager, grampa, gramps, grandpa, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOCK — See: AGAINST TIME or AGAINST THE CLOCK, AROUND THE CLOCK or THE CLOCK AROUND, PUT BACK THE CLOCK or TURN …
Slang English vocab
CLOCK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate ▪ 12-hour , 24-hour ▪ digital , electric ▪ atomic ▪ time ▪ bedside , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER — n. 25B6; noun his grandfather lives here : informal grandad, grandpa, gramps, grampy, grandaddy. the grandfather of modern liberalism : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOCK — n. 25B6; noun a grandfather clock : TIMEPIECE, timekeeper, timer; chronometer, chronograph. See list. (informal) the car had 50,000 miles …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRANDFATHER — to exempt from new rules, to keep it the same (See also grandfather clause ) This new law prohibits restaurants …
English Idioms vocabulary
GRANDFATHER — сущ. дедушка Syn : grand-dad, grandad, grandpa grandfather's clock ≈ высокие стоячие часы дедушка предок (по мужской линии) почтенный старик …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOCK — I 1. сущ. 1) часы (стенные, настольные, башенные) like a clock 2) разг. счетчик taximeter, speedometer, milometer 3) время It …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRANDFATHER — grandfather.ogg ʹgrænd͵fɑ:ðə n 1. дедушка 2. предок (по мужской линии) 3. почтенный старик grandfather(s) clock - высокие стоячие часы
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOCK — clock.ogg _I 1. klɒk n 1. 1> часы ( настольные, стенные, башенные ) hanging standing clock - висячие стоячие часы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOCK — 1) часы 2) хронометрировать 3) мера (генератор) частоты ( для измерения времени ) 4) тактовый генератор; синхронизирующий генератор, генератор синхронизирующих …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CLOCK — 1) часы 2) хронометрировать 3) мера (генератор) частоты (для измерения времени) 4) тактовый генератор; синхронизирующий генератор, генератор синхронизирующих импульсов, генератор синхроимпульсов; генератор тактовых …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CLOCK — 1) часы 2) время || измерять время 3) генератор тактовых или синхронизирующих импульсов; задающий генератор; синхронизатор 4) схема синхронизации 5) синхронизация; тактирование 6) датчик меток …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GRANDFATHER — n 1. дедушка 2. предок (по мужской линии) 3. почтенный старик grandfather(s) clock - высокие стоячие часы
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CLOCK — _I 1. klɒk n 1. 1> часы ( настольные, стенные, башенные ) hanging standing clock - висячие стоячие часы the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GRANDFATHER — сущ. дедушка Syn: grand-dad , grandad , grandpa •• grandfather's clock — высокие стоячие часы
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLOCK — I klɔk 1. сущ. 1) а) часы ( стенные, настольные, башенные ) б) редк. , разг. наручные часы Syn: watch …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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