number
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a clock strikes eight/nine etc (= makes eight/nine etc sounds according to the hour )
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In the distance I heard a church clock strike eleven.
figure of eight
five/eight etc hours’ sleep
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After eight hours’ sleep, I woke up in pitch blackness.
the clock says eight/nine etc (= shows a particular time )
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The clock said five so I went back to sleep.