Clockwise can be categorized as an adjective and an adverb.
Adjective |
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| clockwise - in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock | ||
Adverb |
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| clockwise - in the direction that the hands of a clock move; "please move clockwise in a circle" |
| # | Sentence | ||
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| 1. | adv. | Please move clockwise in a circle. | |
| 2. | adj. | The top is turning clockwise. | |
| 3. | adj. | Do you have to turn it clockwise or counter-clockwise? | |
| 4. | adj. | The merry-go-round rotates clockwise. | |
| 5. | adj. | Venus rotates slowly on its axis in a clockwise direction, which is referred to as a "retrograde" rotation because it is the opposite of the seven other planets. | |
| 6. | adj. | In clockwise order the main directions are: Never Eat Shredded Wheat, or Never Eat Slimy Worms. | |
| 7. | adj. | Turn the knob clockwise. | |
| 8. | adj. | I’d’ve never thought it’d’ve been interesting to classify card games based on whether they’re played clockwise or counter-clockwise. | |
| 9. | adj. | How do you tighten this screw? Clockwise or counterclockwise? | |
| 10. | adj. | It moves in a clockwise motion. | |
| 11. | adj. | Yanni is tightening the bolt clockwise. | |
| 12. | adj. | Bolts are tightened clockwise. | |
| 13. | adj. | How do you tighten a screw, clockwise or counterclockwise? |
| Sentence | |
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| adv. | |
| Please move clockwise in a circle. |
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| adj. | |
| The top is turning clockwise. | |
| Do you have to turn it clockwise or counter-clockwise? | |
| The merry-go-round rotates clockwise. | |
| Venus rotates slowly on its axis in a clockwise direction, which is referred to as a "retrograde" rotation because it is the opposite of the seven other planets. | |
| In clockwise order the main directions are: Never Eat Shredded Wheat, or Never Eat Slimy Worms. | |
| Turn the knob clockwise. | |
| I’d’ve never thought it’d’ve been interesting to classify card games based on whether they’re played clockwise or counter-clockwise. | |
| How do you tighten this screw? Clockwise or counterclockwise? | |
| It moves in a clockwise motion. | |
| Yanni is tightening the bolt clockwise. | |
| Bolts are tightened clockwise. | |
| How do you tighten a screw, clockwise or counterclockwise? | |