Does anyone still use a wind-up alarm clock these days?
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Wind-up
//ˈwaɪndˌʌp//
Synonyms for "wind-up"
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3 entriesTranslations
5 translations across 3 languages.
Czech
1 entries- natahovací adj (needing to be wound up in order to function)
German
3 entries- Schabernack noun (humorous attempt to fool somebody)
- Streich noun (humorous attempt to fool somebody)
- Zusammenfassung noun (end or conclusion of something)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- trekkopp adj (needing to be wound up in order to function)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Everyone is invited to our end-of-term wind-up party.
Source: wiktionary
The wind-up is, that the father becomes bankrupt; the wife and daughters town-traders; the sons Greeks, Fancy-swells, Conveyancers (pickpockets), or Cracksmen (house breakers), and the New Drop is the last drop they ever take.
Source: wiktionary
After this long windup, Smith says, “Is there a question there, your honor?” He says it not in an evasive way, but with a smile.
Source: wiktionary
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