Clockwork
Clockwork noun - Any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock.
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Machinery
Machinery noun - Something used to achieve an end.
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Clockwork and machinery are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Clockwork" with "Machinery", this nouns are similar.
Nearby Words: machine, machining
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Several natural philosophers of the time wrote of these clockwork displays as their inspiration for later machinery.
Source: Clock Punk -
Tinker Knight from Shovel Knight resides in a clockwork tower which, as one might expect, is full of conveyor belts, gears, wind-up mice and various other enemies and obstacles themed on machinery.
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Or else the original mechanic clockwork had simply been replaced with smaller electric machinery that would leave enough working space inside.
Source: Clock Tower
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