clockwise

[klok-wahyz] Origin

clock·wise

[klok-wahyz]
adverb
1.
in the direction of the rotation of the hands of a clock as viewed from the front or above; circularly to the right from a point taken as the top.
adjective
2.
directed clockwise: a clockwise movement.

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Clockwise is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1885–90; clock1 + -wise
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clockwise (ˈklɒkˌwaɪz)
 
adv, —adj
in the direction that the hands of a clock rotate; from top to bottom towards the right when seen from the front

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clockwise
1879, from clock + wise (n.).
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