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grandfather's clock

grandfather's clock noun: a form of patience in which cards are laid out in an arrangement resembling a clock face. Also the alternative form of grandfather clock.

Noun

grandfather's clock (countable and uncountable, plural grandfather's clocks)

  1. (uncountable) A form of patience in which cards are laid out in an arrangement resembling a clock face.

Also used as

grandfather's clock is also the alternative form of grandfather clock.

Forms of grandfather's clock

pluralgrandfather's clocks

Questions about grandfather's clock

What does grandfather's clock mean?
Grandfather's clock means a form of patience in which cards are laid out in an arrangement resembling a clock face.
What part of speech is grandfather's clock?
Grandfather's clock is a noun.
What is the plural of grandfather's clock?
The plural of grandfather's clock is grandfather's clocks.

Words near grandfather's clock in the dictionary

  1. grandfather rights
  2. grandfather shirt
  3. grandfather shirts
  4. grandfather's beard
  5. grandfather's chair
  6. grandfather's clock
  7. grandfather's clocks
  8. grandfather-in-law
  9. grandfathered
  10. grandfathered in
  11. grandfatherhood

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