- hourglass hour·glass n
- ['aʊəˌɡlɒːs]
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half-hour glass — Hourglass Hour glass , n. An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hour|glass — «OWR GLAS, GLAHS», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a device for measuring time. It takes just an hour for its contents (sand or mercury) to go from a glass bulb on top through a narrow opening into one on the bottom. 2. any similar sand glass, though the … Useful english dictionary
hour glass — see hourglass … English dictionary
Hourglass — Hour glass , n. An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Hour-Glass Sanatorium — Infobox Film | name = The Hour Glass Sanatorium caption = Original Polish poster director = Wojciech Has producer = Film Polski writer = Wojciech Has starring =Jan Nowicki Jozef Kondrat Irena Orska Gustaw Holoubek music = Jerzy Maksymiuk… … Wikipedia
hourglass — hour|glass [ˈauəgla:s US ˈaurglæs] n ↑hourglass, ↑sand 1.) a glass container for measuring time in which sand moves slowly from the top half to the bottom in exactly one hour →↑egg timer 2.) hourglass figure a woman who has an hourglass figure… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hourglass — 1510s, from HOUR (Cf. hour) + GLASS (Cf. glass). Used 19c. in a variety of technical and scientific senses to describe the shape; reference to women s bodies is attested by 1897. Men condemn corsets in the abstract, and are sometimes brave enough … Etymology dictionary
hourglass — hour|glass [ aur,glæs ] noun count a glass container that uses sand to measure one hour a. a symbol used in computer programs to show that the program is busy and you should wait an hourglass figure OLD FASHIONED the shape of a woman s body if… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hourglass — hour•glass [[t]ˈaʊərˌglæs, ˌglɑs, ˈaʊ ər [/t]] n. 1) hor 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 2) having or indicating the… … From formal English to slang
hourglass stomach — hour·glass stomach au̇(ə)r .glas n a stomach divided into two communicating cavities by a circular constriction usu. caused by the scar tissue around an ulcer * * * a deformity of the stomach in which the waist is constricted by fibrosis caused… … Medical dictionary
Hourglass (disambiguation) — An hourglass is a device for measuring time. The word may also refer to one of the following:Music* Hourglass drum, or waisted drumBands* The Hour Glass, a 1960s R B band, featuring two later members of the Allman Brothers Band, Duane and Gregg… … Wikipedia
