TALL-CASE CLOCK

Meaning of TALL-CASE CLOCK in English

/tawl"kays'/

a pendulum clock tall enough to stand on the floor; a grandfather's or grandmother's clock.

Also called long-case clock .

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

TALL CASE CLOCK — noun : a tall narrow floor clock equipped with a pendulum, striking mechanism, chimes, and sometimes a device for showing …
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TALL-CASE CLOCK — высокие напольные часы
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TALL — I. ˈtȯl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, ready, handsome, brave, probably from Old English getæl quick, ready; akin …
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CLOCK — I. ˈkläk noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke clock, bell, from …
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CASE — I. ˈkās noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cas, from Old French, from Latin casus fall, event, chance, from …
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TALL — — tallness , n. /tawl/ , adj., taller, tallest , adv. adj. 1. having a relatively great height; of more …
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CLOCK — clock 1 /klok/ , n. 1. an instrument for measuring and recording time, esp. by mechanical means, usually with hands …
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CASE — case 1 — caseless , adj. — caselessly , adv. /kays/ , n. 1. an instance of the occurrence, existence, …
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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
TALL — adjective Etymology: Middle English tal, probably from Old English getæl quick, ready; akin to Old High German gizal quick Date: …
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TALL — superl brave; bold; courageous. 2. tall ·superl fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive. 3. tall ·superl high in stature; having …
Webster English vocab
CLOCK — noun the striking of a clock. 2. clock ·noun a watch, ·esp. one that strikes. 3. clock ·vt to ornament …
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CASE — vi to propose hypothetical cases. 2. case ·noun chance; accident; hap; opportunity. 3. case ·vt to strip the skin from; …
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TALL — [tall] adj [ME, prob. fr. OE getael quick, ready; akin to OHG gizal quick] (15c) 1 obs: brave, courageous 2. …
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CLOCK — [clock] n, often attrib [ME clok, fr. MD clocke bell, clock, fr. ONF or ML; ONF cloque bell, fr. ML …
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CASE — [case] n [ME cas, fr. OF, fr. L casus fall, chance, fr. cadere to fall--more at chance] (13c) 1 a: …
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CLOCK — machine in which a device that performs regular movements in equal intervals of time is linked to a counting mechanism …
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TALL — tall BrE AmE tɔːl tɑːl ▷ taller ˈtɔːl ə AmE \ - ə r ˈtɑːl- ▷ tallest ˈtɔːl ɪst -əst …
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TALL — / tɔːl; NAmE / adjective ( tall·er , tall·est ) 1. ( of a person, building, tree, etc. ) having …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOCK — / klɒk; NAmE klɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] an instrument for measuring and showing time, …
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CASE — / keɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun SITUATION 1. [ C ] a particular situation or a situation …
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TALL — tall S2 W2 /tɔːl $ tɒːl/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative taller , superlative tallest ) [ Language: Old English …
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CLOCK — I. clock 1 S2 W3 /klɒk $ klɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Middle Dutch ; …
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CASE — I. case 1 S1 W1 /keɪs/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-5, 7-16: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
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TALL — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 of more than average height. 2 of a specified height (looks about six feet tall). …
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CLOCK — n. & v. --n. 1 an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., by …
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CASE — n. 1 an instance of something occurring. 2 a state of affairs, hypothetical or actual. 3 a an instance of …
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TALL — adj. & adv. adj. 1 of more than average height. 2 of a specified height (looks about six feet tall). …
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CLOCK — n. & v. n. 1 an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., by …
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CASE — n. 1 an instance of something occurring. 2 a state of affairs, hypothetical or actual. 3 a an instance of …
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TALL — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. of more than average height. 2 of a specified height (looks about six feet tall). …
Oxford English vocab
CLOCK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., …
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CASE — 1. n.1 an instance of something occurring. 2 a state of affairs, hypothetical or actual. 3 a an instance of …
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CASE — I. INSTANCES AND OTHER ABSTRACT MEANINGS /keɪs/ ( cases) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALL — ( taller, tallest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Someone or something …
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CLOCK — ( clocks, clocking, clocked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A clock …
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TALL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tall building ▪ The park was surrounded by tall buildings. a tall tale (= …
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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 …
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CLOCK — (TIME) [noun] [C] - a device for measuring and showing time, which is usually found in or on a building …
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CLOCK — See: AGAINST TIME or AGAINST THE CLOCK, AROUND THE CLOCK or THE CLOCK AROUND, PUT BACK THE CLOCK or TURN …
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TALL — I. adj. VERBS ▪ be , look , seem ▪ become , get , grow ▪ stand ▪ Suddenly he …
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CLOCK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate ▪ 12-hour , 24-hour ▪ digital , electric ▪ atomic ▪ time ▪ bedside , …
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CASE — noun 1 example ADJECTIVE ▪ classic , textbook , typical ▪ clear , obvious , simple ▪ It was a …
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TALL — See ↑ HIGH 2, ↑ TALL 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ 6 ft tall/2 m tall etc • ↑ how tall
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TALL — INDEX: 1. words for describing someone who is tall 2. how tall someone is 3. to be much taller than …
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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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TALL — adj. 1 high, towering, big, soaring, lofty, giant, gigantic; multi-storey The giant sequoias of California are the tallest trees in …
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CASE — n. 1 instance, example, event, occurrence; happening, occasion, circumstance, state, situation In a recent case a farmer was attacked by …
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TALL — прил. 1) высокий Syn : high 2) разг. невероятный, неправдоподобный 3) разг. хвастливый высокий - * man высокий /рослый/ человек, …
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CLOCK — I 1. сущ. 1) часы (стенные, настольные, башенные) like a clock 2) разг. счетчик taximeter, speedometer, milometer 3) время It …
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TALL — tall.ogg 1. tɔ:l a 1. 1> высокий tall man - высокий /рослый/ человек, человек высокого роста tall chimney mast - …
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CLOCK — clock.ogg _I 1. klɒk n 1. 1> часы ( настольные, стенные, башенные ) hanging standing clock - висячие стоячие часы …
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CASE — case.ogg _I 1. keıs n 1. случай; обстоятельство; положение (дел), обстоятельства the case in point - а) данный случай; случай, …
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 …
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CASE — 1) оболочка; кожух; рубашка; чехол 2) корпус || помещать в корпус 3) упрочнённый поверхностный слой ( металла ) 4) коробка …
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CLOCK — 1) часы 2) хронометрировать 3) мера (генератор) частоты (для измерения времени) 4) тактовый генератор; синхронизирующий генератор, генератор синхронизирующих импульсов, генератор синхроимпульсов; генератор тактовых …
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