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hour·glass
 hourglass
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- pronunciation:
- aUr
glaes
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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an instrument used to measure time that sends sand through a narrow opening between two larger glass bulbs. It takes exactly one hour for the sand to pass from one bulb to the other.
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