Associations to the word «Clockwork»
Noun
Wiktionary
CLOCKWORK, noun. A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
CLOCKWORK ORANGE, noun. A person or organism with a mechanistic morality or lack of free will.
CLOCKWORK ORANGES, noun. Plural of clockwork orange
CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE, noun. A universe in which all of the actions of matter and energy operate as reactions according to predetermined rules set down by a creator, like the movements of a clock.
CLOCKWORK UNIVERSES, noun. Plural of clockwork universe
Dictionary definition
CLOCKWORK, noun. Any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.