clockwise Sentence Examples
- The hands of the clock moved clockwise, indicating the passage of time.
- She turned the knob on the safe clockwise to unlock it.
- The hurricane's winds rotated clockwise as it approached the coast.
- To tighten the bolt, turn it clockwise until it is secure.
- The dance instructor demonstrated the steps by moving her hips in a clockwise motion.
- The gears in the clock mechanism rotated smoothly in a clockwise direction.
- In basketball, players must dribble the ball in a clockwise direction around the court.
- The hiker followed the trail markers, hiking in a clockwise loop around the mountain.
- The satellite orbits the Earth in a clockwise direction, following its trajectory.
- The tornado's funnel cloud twisted clockwise as it touched down, causing destruction in its path.
clockwise Meaning
clockwise (a)
in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
clockwise (r)
in the direction that the hands of a clock move
clockwise (a. & adv.)
Like the motion of the hands of a clock; -- said of that direction of a rotation about an axis, or about a point in a plane, which is ordinarily reckoned negative.
Synonyms & Antonyms of clockwise
FAQs About the word clockwise
in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock, in the direction that the hands of a clock moveLike the motion of the hands of a clock; -- said of that
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about, around, backward, downwards, downward, downward, down, round, backwards, down
The hands of the clock moved clockwise, indicating the passage of time.
She turned the knob on the safe clockwise to unlock it.
The hurricane's winds rotated clockwise as it approached the coast.
To tighten the bolt, turn it clockwise until it is secure.
