CLOCKWORK


Meaning of CLOCKWORK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwərk ]

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 absence of variation associated with a clock or clockwork

a clockwork operation

the planning went like clockwork

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.