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Meanings of hourglass in English
A device that measures the passage of a few minutes or an hour of time thanks to sand flowing through a narrow passage from one vessel to another.
Synonyms
Examples for "sandglass"
Examples for "sandglass"
1
It is hollow and sandglass-shaped, with only two strings remaining.
2
In fact he was timing the eclipse with his sandglass, re-emerging at the appropriate juncture.
3
There were sandglass clocks.
4
It was called The Sandglass in English.
5
"Judging from the sounds half a sandglass ago, he was healthy enough."
1
It will also ship with a sand timer.
2
You can use the sand timer instead of the CD, but it's harder to keep an eye on that while you're racing around the temple.
3
You've got sand timers which limit your actions, and one main timer which indicates how often the ship takes damage.
4
The key mechanic of the game is in the sand timers which tell you when you can take an action.
Usage of hourglass in English
1
He revolutionized the skiing industry when he started to use hourglass-shaped skis.
2
Then he nudged my sister and said, Look at that hourglass figure.
3
At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times.
4
He could almost hear the sound of sand whisking through the hourglass.
5
Armed people poured through the opening like sand falling through an hourglass.
6
Sands within an hourglass are measured a closed set, a finite amount.
7
But the body's hourglass design looks modern, and it's easy to grip.
8
Most of the sand had fallen to one side of the hourglass.
9
Annie made an hourglass figure with her hands and pointed to Ros.
10
Reality spills through her slim fingers like the sands of an hourglass.
11
To have an hourglass show up here can only mean one thing.
12
Below the repelatrons was an hourglass-shaped power unit, housing a solar-charged battery.
13
Its hourglass-shaped brush is designed to separate lashes and coat them evenly.
14
She tried to take the hourglass from her pocket but could not.
15
My brother died of grief while I was trapped inside the hourglass.
16
A skeletal finger clasps a small hourglass tightly against the wooden staff.
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Hourglass through the time
Hourglass across language varieties
Australia
Common
United States of America
Rare
United Kingdom
Rare