hourglass
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The meaning (definition) of the word hourglass
a glass timer with sand that slowly trickles down
The word hourglass used in a sentence
“The sand in the hourglass falls down very slowly.”
Words that mean the same as hourglass (synonyms)
sand timer
The plural of the word hourglass
hourglasses
How the word hourglass is said around the world
| French | sablier (sahbleeay) |
| Spanish | reloj de arena (raylohkh thay ahraynah) |
| Mandarin | 滴漏 (dī lòu) |
| Hindi | रेत घड़ी (rayt guree) |
| Arabic | الساعة الرملية (ahssah ahrrahmleeyah) |
| Russian | песочные часы (pesochnye chasy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | ampulheta (uhnmpoolyaytuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ampulheta (uhnmpoolyayta) |
| Japanese | 砂時計 (sunadokei) |
| German | Sanduhr (zahndoor) |
| Urdu | گھنٹہ کا گلاس (gahntah kah glahs) |
| Punjabi | ਘੰਟਾਘਰ (kuhntahguhr) |
| Korean | 모래시계 (moraesigye) |
| Hebrew | שָׁעוֹן חוֹל (shahohnuh khohl) |
| Greek | κλεψύδρα (klepsudra) |
| Dutch | zandloper (zahndlohpuhr) |
| Tagalog | orasa (awrahsah) |
| Vietnamese | đồng hồ cát (dohng hoh kahurt) |
| Turkish | kum saati (kuum sahti) |
| Persian | ساعت شنی (saht shaynee) |
| Polish | klepsydra (klepsidrah) |
| Ukrainian | пісочний годинник (pisochnyy hodynnyk) |
| Bengali | বালুঘড়ি (bahloogawr) |
| Swedish | timglas (timglahs) |
| Italian | clessidra (klaysseedrah) |
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