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hourglass
abbreviation, bottleneck, coarctation, compression, condensation, constringency, curtailment, hourglass figure, narrow place, puckering, shortening, strangulation, systole
Definition
n.
a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes
Last update: October 21, 2015
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She tipped the
hourglass
, and black sand began to spill.
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His mother said, "An
hourglass
is made in the shape of the figure 8."
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"At night, the sand in the
hourglass
has run through twelve times."
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In those days very few people could afford clocks, but every one had an
hourglass
.
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Yet, calling up a serious look, His
hourglass
trembled while he spoke: "Neighbor," he said, "farewell."
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One and all worshiped somewhat languidly, with frequent glances at the
hourglass
upon the pulpit.
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Up close, the sides will be seen to be distinctly marked with an
hourglass
or crisscross pattern of tan or yellowish tan.
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