Hourglass

Origin

hour + glass

Full definition of hourglass

Noun

1. 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.
2. (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