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[ noun ] a measuring instrument or device for keeping time

Synonyms

timekeeper

Used in print

(Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)

This sentence would have most_of the characteristics of a question , but it has some of the characteristics of a statement because the questioner has conveyed the fact that he has no faith in his own timepiece or the one attached to his car .

Related terms

measuring_instrument clock watch sundial timer hourglass atomic_clock dial hand time-ball escapement hairspring balance_wheel

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Rhymes with

eyepiece mouthpiece piece peace centerpiece crosspiece apiece altarpiece masterpiece showpiece greenpeace earpiece earpiece

Phonetic and Homophones

T AY1 M P IY2 S

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