clockwise
(adjective) in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
clockwise
(adverb) in the direction that the hands of a clock move; “please move clockwise in a circle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
clockwise (not comparable)
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
• CW, dextrorotatory, sunwise, deasil
• ACW, anticlockwise (UK)
• CCW, counterclockwise, counter-clockwise (US)
• withershins, widdershins
clockwise (not comparable)
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
Source: Wiktionary
Clock"wise`, a. & adv.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
