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clacks

/klæks/

clacks is the plural of clack.

clacks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clack.

Meaning of clack

Noun

clack (plural clacks)

  1. An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
  2. Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
  3. Chatter; prattle.
    • whose chief intent is to vaunt his spiritual clack1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London
  4. (colloquial) The tongue.

See all 9 meanings of clack

Proper noun capitalized: Clacks

Clacks

  1. Clackmannanshire (in postal addresses)

Words that rhyme with clacks

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Questions about clacks

What does clacks mean?
Clacks means clackmannanshire (in postal addresses).
What is clacks the plural of?
Clacks is the plural of clack.
What part of speech is clacks?
Clacks is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce clacks?
Clacks is pronounced /klæks/.

Words near clacks in the dictionary

  1. clacking
  2. clackings
  3. clackity
  4. Clackmannan
  5. Clackmannanshire
  6. clacks
  7. clacky
  8. Clacton
  9. Clacton-on-Sea
  10. clactonian
  11. Clactonians

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