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- [ouuh r-glas, -glahs, ou-er-]
- /ˈaʊərˌglæs, -ˌglɑs, ˈaʊ ər-/
- /ˈaʊə.ɡlɑːs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ouuh r-glas, -glahs, ou-er-]
- /ˈaʊərˌglæs, -ˌglɑs, ˈaʊ ər-/
Definitions of hourglass word
- noun hourglass an instrument for measuring time, consisting of two bulbs of glass joined by a narrow passage through which a quantity of sand or mercury runs in just an hour. 1
- adjective hourglass having a notably slim or narrow waist, midsection, or joining segment: She has an hourglass figure. 1
- noun hourglass An invertible device with two connected glass bulbs containing sand that takes an hour to pass from the upper to the lower bulb. 1
- noun hourglass sand timer 1
- countable noun hourglass An hourglass is a device that was used to measure the passing of an hour. It has two round glass sections linked by a narrow channel, and contains sand which takes an hour to flow from the top section into the lower one. 0
- noun hourglass a device consisting of two transparent chambers linked by a narrow channel, containing a quantity of sand that takes a specified time to trickle to one chamber from the other 0
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Origin of hourglass
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1505-15; hour + glass
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hourglass
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hourglass popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hourglass usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hourglass
noun hourglass
- alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- timepiece — an apparatus for measuring and recording the progress of time; chronometer.
- tattler — a person who tattles; telltale.
- watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- chronometer — A chronometer is an extremely accurate clock that is used especially by sailors at sea.
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