timer

Noun

Meaning

A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dial geezer metronome gnomon chronograph clock delay watch timing meter pendulum alarm cyclist clockwork timekeeper
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Hypernyms

official governor regulator horologe

Hyponyms

chronograph parking meter

Phrases with the word

old timer's disease hourglass timer sand timer clock keeping an eye on the timer whole-timer an old-timer

Anagrams

ermit merit miter mitre remit Terim

Examples

I don't exactly know what it means to be ready. A cake when the oven timer goes off? Am I fully baked, or only half-baked? Jessica Savitch

I'm not saying my wife's a bad cook, but she uses a smoke alarm as a timer. Bob Monkhouse

Getting into the habit of switching a timer on will, I promise, save you from any number of kitchen disasters. Delia Smith

My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual. Phyllis Diller

If you love me true And if you love me true I'll spend my life with you And Timer You're a jigsaw, Timer. Laura Nyro

Mr. Greer timed all our speeches with an oven timer. Things were nothing at Tribeca Alternative, considered one of Manhattan's finest prep schools, if not high tech. Meg Cabot

Close letter words and terms

timepoint timeproof timequake timerous times times 4