"clockwork" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈklɑkwɝk/ [US], /ˈklɒkwɜːk/ [UK] Forms: clockwork [singular], clockworks [plural]
Etymology: clock + -work Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|clock|work}} clock + -work Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something works like clockwork it works very smoothly and correctly.
    Sense id: simple-clockwork-en-noun-AaUBB1TM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -work
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