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Clockwise Common

Clockwise has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Adjective
1

in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock

"She adjusted the dial clockwise until the temperature reached sixty degrees."

2

Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.

"She turned the dial clockwise to increase the temperature on the stove."

Adverb
1

in the direction that the hands of a clock move

"please move clockwise in a circle"

2

In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.

"She tightened the lid by turning it clockwise until it clicked into place."

Related Terms
Antonyms
anticlockwise
Rhyming Words
ise fise rise gise bise oise wise lise mise sise vise hoise avise moise prise anise raise paise brise poise
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