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Definition: Clock Radio |
Clock RadioNoun1. A radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Instantaneity | Clock, wall clock, pendulum clock, grandfather's clock, cuckoo clock, alarm clock, clock radio; watch, pocket watch, stopwatch, Swiss watch; atomic clock, digital clock, analog clock, quartz watch, water clock; chronometer, chronoscope, chronograph; repeater; timekeeper, timepiece; dial, sundial, gnomon, horologe, pendulum, hourglass, clepsydra; ghurry. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Thanks for the wake up call, but I think I'll stick to my clock radio. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
clock radio | 489 |
cd clock radio | 110 |
clock radio phone | 95 |
alarm clock radio | 84 |
atomic clock radio | 26 |
cordless phone clock radio | 24 |
emerson clock radio | 18 |
cassette clock radio | 11 |
atomic alarm clock radio | 11 |
philips clock radio | 7 |
proton clock radio | 5 |
am fm clock radio | 4 |
philips fm am clock radio | 3 |
emerson atomic clock radio | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "clock radio"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
German | Radiowecker. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ockclay adioray.(various references) | |
Swedish | klockradio. (various references) | |
Turkish | saatli radyo. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-i-k-l-o-o-r" | |
-2 letters: coracoid. | |
-3 letters: caloric, cordial, kilorad, oarlock. | |
-4 letters: accord, calico, caroli, lorica, oorali. | |
-5 letters: acock, acold, acrid, alcid, aroid, caird, carol, circa, clack, claro, click, cloak, clock, cocoa, colic, color, coral, coria, crack, crick, croak, croci, crock, crook, daric, dolci, dolor, drail, drool, iroko, karoo, korai, laird, liard, lidar, radio. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Modern 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Slideshow | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Anagrams 8. Bibliography |
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