hourglass

Noun

Meaning

An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture unto the lower.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dial metronome gnomon chronograph clock watch alarm pendulum timekeeper timer chronometer turnip sundial clepsydra timepiece
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Antonyms

clepsydra atomic clock water clock digital clock radio clock battery-operated clock

Hypernyms

sandglass

Phrases with the word

hourglass dolphin deformed into an hourglass shape hourglass body hourglass flowing sand hourglass clock hourglass timer

Examples

Acosta’s suit did her body nothing but favors as well, fitting snugly on every inch of her hourglass figure. Source: Internet

Casi leaned up against a white railing as she worked the camera, spreading her arms across the top of the rail in the first snap while popping her hips to emphasize her hourglass silhouette. Source: Internet

Among the neighbors I was getting to know was a black widow spider, the first one I'd ever seen, her telltale red hourglass on a body sleek as polished jet. Source: Internet

One of Laci’s most recent Instagram uploads featured the model in a that accentuated her fit figure and hourglass physique. Source: Internet

In the hourglass, fine sand pouring through a tiny hole at a constant rate indicates an arbitrary, predetermined, passage of time, the resource is not consumed but re-used. Source: Internet

By episode’s end, not only has Beckett discovered he won’t live forever — like Manx — he’s lying on the floor of his hotel room, stabbed in the belly, his hourglass smashed. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Houran houre hourful hourglass body hourglass clock hourglass corset