sandglass

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Noun sandglass has 1 sense

sandglass - timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage
--₁ is a kind of timepiece, timekeeper
--₁ has particulars: egg timer; hourglass

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Sandglass

Description:

A sandglass, also known as an hourglass, is a timekeeping device consisting of two glass bulbs connected by a narrow neck, with sand flowing from the upper bulb to the lower bulb, measuring a fixed amount of time.

Sample Sentences:

1. I turned the sandglass upside down to time how long it took for the pasta to cook.

2. The old library had a collection of ancient sandglasses on display.

3. As I watched the sand trickle through the narrow neck of the sandglass, time seemed to slow down.

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