clock

nouncountable and uncountableB1UK /klɒk/ US /klɑk/

Any device or mechanism that enables time to be measured or regulated.

In particular, a mechanical or electronic device that indicates the time of day through hands or a numeric display, and sometimes also through chimes.
A time clock.
An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.
A CPU clock cycle, or T-state.informal

A common noun relating to an instrument that measures or keeps track of time.attributive
The odometer of a motor vehicle.UK
The seed head of a dandelion.
A luck-based patience or solitaire card game with the cards laid out to represent the face of a clock.
A face; the head.slang
A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking.
A large beetle, especially the European dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius).

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The clock in the church tower struck nine.

The church clock gains three minutes a week.