hourglass

noun · verbB2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

hourglasses

1.
A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.
After each game turn, invert the hourglass to reset the time limit for the next player.
Đồng nghĩa: sandglass, sand timer, watch glass
2.
(graphical user interface) A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.
When I right click the desktop display to check Display Properties, it hangs and shows me only the hourglass instead of the display menu.
Đồng nghĩa: egg timer

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

hourglasses

V_ing/Gerund

hourglassing

V_ed/pp

hourglassed

1.
(intransitive)(computing, intransitive) To display the cursor as an hourglass indicating that the computer is busy or processing.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

sandglasssand timerwatch glassegg timer

Cùng gốc / liên quan

⏳⌛tempus fugit

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Nguồn gốc từ

From hour + glass.