CUCKOO CLOCK

Meaning of CUCKOO CLOCK in English

a wall or shelf clock, often carved and decorated, that announces the hours by a sound like the call of the cuckoo, usually accompanied by the appearance of an imitation bird through a little door.

[ 1775-85 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CUCKOO CLOCK — noun Date: 1789 a wall or shelf clock that announces the hours by sounds resembling a cuckoo's call
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CUCKOO CLOCK — noun : a wall or shelf clock that announces the hours by sounds resembling a cuckoo's often also with the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUCKOO CLOCK — hanging clock which contains a replica of the cuckoo bird which "cuckoos" on the hour and/or on the half-hour
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CUCKOO CLOCK — Date: 1789 : a wall or shelf clock that announces the hours by sounds resembling a cuckoo's call
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUCKOO CLOCK — Function: noun Date: 1789 : a wall or shelf clock that announces the hours by sounds resembling a cuckoo's call
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CUCKOO CLOCK — ■ noun a clock with a mechanical cuckoo that pops out on the hour making a sound like a cuckoo's …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CUCKOO CLOCK — [cuckoo clock] n (1789): a wall or shelf clock that announces the hours by sounds resembling a cuckoo's call
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CUCKOO CLOCK — noun a clock that has a small toy bird inside that comes out every hour and marks the hours with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUCKOO CLOCK — ˈcuckoo clock BrE AmE noun [countable] a clock with a wooden bird inside that comes out every hour and makes …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CUCKOO CLOCK — ( cuckoo clocks) A cuckoo clock is a clock with a door from which a toy cuckoo comes out and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUCKOO CLOCK — (~s) A ~ is a clock with a door from which a toy cuckoo comes out and makes noises like …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CUCKOO CLOCK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Beside the portrait was a carved cuckoo clock with green ivy and purple grapes growing …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CUCKOO CLOCK — часы с кукушкой
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUCKOO-CLOCK — сущ. часы с кукушкой
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUCKOO CLOCK — часы с кукушкой
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CUCKOO-CLOCK — _n. часы с кукушкой
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CUCKOO-CLOCK — сущ.часы с кукушкой
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CUCKOO CLOCK — часы с кукушкой
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CUCKOO CLOCK — часы с кукушкой
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CUCKOO CLOCK — часы с кукушкой
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CUCKOO CLOCK — часы с кукушкой
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CUCKOO-CLOCK — сущ. часы с кукушкой
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CUCKOO-CLOCK — сущ. часы с кукушкой
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CUCKOO-CLOCK — _n. часы с кукушкой
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CUCKOO-CLOCK — n. часы с кукушкой
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CUCKOO-CLOCK — сущ. часы с кукушкой
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUCKOO CLOCK — часы с кукушкой
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUCKOO — Any of some 138 species of tree-dwelling and terrestrial birds of the family Cuculidae. They are found worldwide in temperate …
Английский словарь Британика
CUCKOO — I. ˈkü(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇(- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, cuckow, of imitative origin like Middle Low German kukuk, …
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
CUCKOO — /kooh"kooh, kook"ooh/ , n. , pl. cuckoos , v. , cuckooed, cuckooing , adj. n. 1. a common European bird, …
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
CUCKOO — adj. of or pertaining to the cuckoo bird; resembling the cuckoo; (Slang) crazy; foolish; strange
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CUCKOO — n. European songbird; bird related to the European cuckoo bird; call of the cuckoo bird characterized by two-notes ; (Slang) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CUCKOO — I. ˈkü-(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇- noun ( plural cuckoos ) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, of imitative origin Date: 13th century 1. : …
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
CLOCK — noun the striking of a clock. 2. clock ·noun a watch, ·esp. one that strikes. 3. clock ·vt to ornament …
Webster English vocab
CUCKOO — [cuck.oo] n, pl cuckoos [ME cuccu, of imit. origin] (13c) 1: a largely grayish brown European bird (Cuculus canorus) that …
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
CUCKOO — Cuckoo (Cuculus) any of numerous birds of the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes). The name usually designates some 60 arboreal members …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLOCK — machine in which a device that performs regular movements in equal intervals of time is linked to a counting mechanism …
Britannica English vocabulary
CUCKOO — cuckoo BrE AmE ˈkʊk uː AmE \ ˈkuːk- ˈkʊk- ▷ cuckoo|s z ▶ ˈ cuckoo clock BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CUCKOO — / ˈkʊkuː; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun ( pl. -oos ) a bird with a call that sounds …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOCK — / klɒk; NAmE klɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] an instrument for measuring and showing time, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUCKOO — I. cuck ‧ oo 1 /ˈkʊkuː $ ˈkuːkuː, ˈkʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French …
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
CUCKOO — n. & adj. --n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOCK — n. & v. --n. 1 an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUCKOO — n. & adj. n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
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
CUCKOO — n. & adj. --n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
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
CUCKOO — ( cuckoos) A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in …
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
CUCKOO — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cuckoo clock (= a clock with a wooden bird inside that comes out …
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
CUCKOO — (FOOLISH) [adjective] [informal] - foolishYou must be cuckoo to pay that much for a car.
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
CUCKOO — n. Any of some 138 species of tree-dwelling and terrestrial birds of the family Cuculidae. They are found worldwide in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLOCK — See: AGAINST TIME or AGAINST THE CLOCK, AROUND THE CLOCK or THE CLOCK AROUND, PUT BACK THE CLOCK or TURN …
Slang English vocab
CUCKOO — noun Cuckoo is used before these nouns: ↑ clock
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLOCK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate ▪ 12-hour , 24-hour ▪ digital , electric ▪ atomic ▪ time ▪ bedside , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLOCK — n. 25B6; noun a grandfather clock : TIMEPIECE, timekeeper, timer; chronometer, chronograph. See list. (informal) the car had 50,000 miles …
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