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In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock!
Graham Greene

Meaning of "cuckoo clock" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CUCKOO CLOCK

cuckoo clock play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUCKOO CLOCK

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conjunction
determiner
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Cuckoo clock is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CUCKOO CLOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cuckoo clock

A cuckoo clock is a clock, typically pendulum-regulated, that strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo's call and often has a mechanical cuckoo that emerges with each note. The mechanism to produce the cuckoo call was installed in almost every kind of cuckoo clock since the middle of the 18th century and has remained almost without variation, until the present.

Definition of cuckoo clock in the English dictionary

The definition of cuckoo clock in the dictionary is a clock in which a mechanical cuckoo pops out with a sound like a cuckoo's call when the clock strikes.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CUCKOO CLOCK

cucking stool
cuckold
cuckoldise
cuckoldize
cuckoldly
cuckoldom
cuckoldry
cuckoo
cuckoo bee
cuckoo ray
cuckoo shrike
cuckoo spit
cuckoo wrasse
cuckooflower
cuckoopint
cuculiform
cucullate
cucullately
cucumber
cucumber tree

WORDS THAT END LIKE CUCKOO CLOCK

against the clock
alarm clock
around the clock
biological clock
block
body clock
clock
digital clock
doomsday clock
eight o´clock
clock
overclock
radio alarm clock
round-the-clock
six o´clock
ten o´clock
the clock
three o´clock
time clock
two o´clock
water clock

Synonyms and antonyms of cuckoo clock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cuckoo clock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CUCKOO CLOCK

Find out the translation of cuckoo clock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cuckoo clock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cuckoo clock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

咕咕钟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reloj de cuco
570 millions of speakers

English

cuckoo clock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोयल घड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على مدار الساعة الوقواق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

часы с кукушкой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relógio cuco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোকিল ঘড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coucou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jam cangkuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kuckucksuhr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カッコウ時計
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뻐꾸기 시계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam cuckoo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng hồ cúc cu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குக் கடிகாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोकिळा घड्याळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

guguklu saat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orologio a cucù
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zegar z kukułką
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

годинник з зозулею
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceas cu cuc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κούκος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koekoek klok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gökur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjøkur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cuckoo clock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUCKOO CLOCK»

The term «cuckoo clock» is regularly used and occupies the 98.865 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CUCKOO CLOCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cuckoo clock

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3 QUOTES WITH «CUCKOO CLOCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cuckoo clock.
1
Alan Coren
Since both its national products, snow and chocolate, melt, the cuckoo clock was invented solely in order to give tourists something solid to remember it by.
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Graham Greene
In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock!
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Orson Welles
In Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, they had 500 years of democracy and peace - and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUCKOO CLOCK»

Discover the use of cuckoo clock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cuckoo clock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Cuckoo Clock
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide.
Mrs. Molesworth, 2012
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Gb #28 The Cuckoo Clock Of Doom
When his father brings home an antique cuckoo clock, Michael is cautioned not to touch it, but he turns back the hands and suddenly he is getting younger by the minute--a year younger to be exact.
R. L. Stine, 2003
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The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
As Jack gets older, Dr. Madeleine warns him that his heart is too fragile for strong emotions: he must never, ever fall in love. And, of course, this is exactly what he does: on his tenth birthday and with head-over-heels abandon.
Mathias Malzieu, 2010
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The Cuckoo Clock
Orphaned Erich's life as an unloved drudge begins to change when old Ula, the town's most skillful clockmaker, takes him on as his helper.
Mary Stolz, 1993
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Mr. Cuckoo's Clock Shop
Learning to tell time is fun.
Arnold Shapiro, 1981
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The cuckoo-clock cuckoo
Follows the adventures of a cuckoo-clock cuckoo who, after escaping from his clock, finds that he can't get back in.
Annegert Fuchshuber, 1988
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The Cuckoo Clock
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Molesworth, 2012
8
Cuckoo Clock Repair Made Simple
Instruction in the repair of cuckoo clocks, featuring the one-day Regula 25 movement.
Tom Seaman, 2007
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#5 The Missing Cuckoo Clock: A Mystery about Gravity
Who would take a cuckoo clock? Can the campers use the weighty facts they've learned to solve the mystery of where it went—and why?Look in the back of the book for experiments and more to help you become a science detective too!
Lynda Beauregard, 2013
10
Kookoo the Cuckoo Clock
The story is set on a Modern Eco Estate, capturing the current movements of a typical family.The book is priced and aimed at a market that is economically inclined, satisfying a child from the age of 8 up to 11, including parents that wish ...
C. Deon, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUCKOO CLOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cuckoo clock is used in the context of the following news items.
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Harry Lime Gets a Second Life in the Restored Version of 'The Third …
... of the Borgias in Italy produced the Renaissance while centuries of democracy and peace in Switzerland produced only the cuckoo clock. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
'The Third Man' review: How great can one movie get?
It's true that Welles wrote his "cuckoo clock" speech but not true that he secretly directed the movie. He's only in it for a few unforgettable ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
3
Southwest Germany tourism officials make push for South Florida …
... and Baden-Baden as well as the Black Forest Highlands –known for the authentic Black Forest Cake, Black Forest Ham and Cuckoo clock. «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
Lens | Searching for America (in Europe)
“So, all the buildings have gingerbread and there were cuckoo clock stores — in the middle of the mountains in Georgia.” It turned out that ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Movie Listings for July 3-9
His “cuckoo clock” speech, added by Welles on the set and delivered to a horrified Joseph Cotten in the Prater amusement park, would be the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
Questa leaders visit Canada town for post-mining ideas
Rael said Kimberley, whose tourism website claims the town is home to the world's largest cuckoo clock, boasted a strong economic ... «Sangre de Cristo Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Cuckoo for clockwork
Today you can find him in his own personally designed and constructed workshop, the “Cuckoo Clock Hospital” at Greenspring retirement ... «Fairfaxtimes.com, Jun 15»
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'The Third Man' 4K restoration comes to Film Forum
... low canted angles (as illustrated in the iconic Ferris wheel and sewer sequences), and Orson Welles' monologue about the "cuckoo clock," ... «amNY, Jun 15»
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Able to leap wish lists in a single bound ...
Q: I have a very old cuckoo clock. It belonged to my great-great-great-grandparents. It must have been made in the early 1800s. On the hour, a ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jun 15»
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“No one will ever have sex with me again”: Why I stayed in the closet …
Despite that initial confession, I spent the next years mostly in the HIV closet, like a bird in a cuckoo clock that only comes out every third hour. «Salon, Jun 15»

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