Meaning

2 senses
  1. A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.

    After each game turn, invert the hourglass to reset the time limit for the next player.

    Sanduhr

    песо́чные часы́pesóčnyje časý, скля́нкиskljánki

    піскови́й годи́нникpiskovýj hodýnnyk

  2. A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.

More definitions
  • a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Mary has an hourglass figure.

    ruУ Маши тип фигуры «песочные часы». — paul_lingvo

    deMaria hat eine Sanduhrfigur. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. My uncle gave me an hourglass.

    ruМой дядя дал мне песочные часы. — sharptoothed

    deMein Onkel gab mir eine Sanduhr. — Esperantostern

  3. Mary has a perfect hourglass figure.

    deMaria hat eine perfekte Eieruhrfigur. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. The hourglass rotates itself using gravity.

  5. I'd like to stop the hourglass.

    deIch möchte die Sanduhr anhalten. — mraz

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
clock:
Русский
By meaning 1
clock:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
clock:

Origin

From hour + glass.

From hour + glass.

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