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Hourglass - What does it mean?

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hourglass

English

Noun

  • A clock made of two glass vessels connected with a narrow passage, with sand flowing through that passage.
    • After each game turn, invert the hourglass to reset the time limit for the next player.
  • (computing) A pointer, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating the computer is busy.
    • The computer showed an hourglass mouse cursor to indicate that it was too busy to process user input.

    Synonyms

    * sandglass

    Hyponyms

    * egg timer, egg-timer

    Derived terms

    * hourglassed * hourglass figure * hourglassing

    Not English

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