hourglass en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From hour + glass.
Meanings
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A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.
The sands of thy short life are spent this hour, / And no hand in the universe can turn / Thy hourglass, if these gummed leaves be burnt / Ere thou canst mount up these immortal steps.
1819, John Keats, “Canto I”, in The Fall of Hyperion:After each game turn, invert the hourglass to reset the time limit for the next player.
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A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.
When I right click the desktop display to check Display Properties, it hangs and shows me only the hourglass instead of the display menu.
2002, Maximum PC (Winter 2002, page 16)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hourglasses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
hourglass drum · hourglass-shaped · hourglassing · hourglass corset · hourglass figure · hourglassed · hourglass dolphin
Meronyms
Relateds
⌛ · tempus fugit · ⏳
Synonyms
sand timer · egg timer · sandglass · watch glass
Translations (92)
sk presýpacie hodiny (clock) · vi đồng hồ cát (clock) · ms jam pasir (clock) · mn элсэн цаг (clock) · eo sablohorloĝo (clock) · kk құм сағат (clock) · sv timglas (clock) · cs přesýpací hodiny (clock) · et liivakell (clock) · ro nisiparniță (clock) · bg пя́съчен часо́вник (clock) · ko 사루 (clock) · br eurier-traezh (clock) · ja 砂時計 (clock) · ur ریت گَھڑی (clock) · ast reló d'arena (clock) · uz qum soat (clock) · th นาฬิกาทราย (clock) · cmn 沙壺 /沙壶 (clock) · pl zegar piaskowy (clock) · sh pješčànīk (clock) · uk піскови́й годи́нник (clock) · sh peščani sat (clock) · sh пешчани часовник (clock) · kum хум сагьат (clock) · ja 砂漏 (clock) · lt smėlio laikrodis (clock) · ru песо́чные часы́ (clock) · fi tiimalasi (clock) · ko 모래시계 (clock) · sw shisha (clock) · fa-ira ساعَتِ شِنی (clock) · mk пе́сочник (clock) · lo ນາລິກາຊາຍ (clock) · ota قوم ساعتی (clock) · ru скля́нки (clock) · es reloj arenoso/arenáceo/arenisco (clock) · az qum saatı (clock) · he שְׁעוֹן חוֹל (clock) · gu રેતઘડી (clock) · tg соати регӣ (clock) · tk qum sagat (clock) · yue 沙漏 (clock) · ko 사루계 (clock) · sh пешчани сат (clock) · nn timeglas (clock) · cmn 沙漏 (clock) · is tímaglas (clock) · fr sablier (clock) · hi रेतघड़ी (clock) · id jam pasir (clock) · sh пјешча̀нӣк (clock) · my သဲနာရီ (clock) · hy ավազի ժամացույց (clock) · pt ampulheta (clock) · sh пјешчани сат (clock) · tr kum saati (clock) · lv smilšu pulkstenis (clock) · it clessidra (clock) · sh peščani časovnik (clock) · sh пјешчани часовник (clock) · pl klepsydra (clock) · nb timeglass (clock) · be пясо́чны гадзі́ннік (clock) · ka ქვიშის საათი (clock) · nl zandloper (clock) · nan-hbl 沙漏 (clock) · es reloj de arena (clock) · ky кум саат (clock) · be пясо́чны гадзі́ньнік (clock) · hi बालू घड़ी (clock) · hu homokóra (clock) · ca rellotge de sorra (clock) · el κλεψύδρα (clock) · km នាឡិកាខ្សាច់ (clock) · is stundaglas (clock) · ar سَاعَةٌ رَمْلِيَّة (clock) · sh pješčani časovnik (clock) · sh peščànīk (clock) · io sablo-horlojo (clock) · sh pješčani sat (clock) · cy awrwydr (clock) · sl peščena ura (clock) · es ampolleta (clock) · mk пе́сочен ча́совник (clock) · cmn 沙鐘 /沙钟 (clock) · de Sanduhr (clock) · da timeglas (clock) · gl reloxo de area (clock) · nrf hôlouoge à sablion (clock) · ro clepsidră (clock) · sh пешча̀нӣк (clock)