SANDGLASS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sandglass" is a kind of...):

horologe; timekeeper; timepiece (a measuring instrument or device for keeping time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sandglass"):

egg timer (a sandglass that runs for three minutes; used to time the boiling of eggs)

hourglass (a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes)