CLOCKWORK

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Meaning:

Any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("clockwork" is a kind of...):

mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)

Meronyms (parts of "clockwork"):

mainspring (the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism)