clock
clock [-s] n
OE < Central Fr. cloche, bell.
- Heartbeat.
- Time instrument; timepiece set by winding; [fig.] life; heart supporting a life.
- Rigor; regularity; reliable feature; dependable characteristic; [fig.] reality; truth; veracity; validity.
- Bell; chime rung for the measurement of time; passage of hours and minutes as indicated by audio tones or visual instruments.
- Sundial; [fig.] season; passage of time.