hourglass
English
/ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/
noun
Definitions
- A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.
- (GUI) A pointer, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.
Etymology
Compound from English hour + English glass.
Origin
English
glass
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- backglass English
- bioglass English
- by-hour English
- chimney-glass English
- coverglass English
- cupping glass English
- eyeglass English
- fibreglass English
- glass English
- glassblower English
- glassblowing English
- glassblown English
- glasschord English
- glasscutter English
- glasscutting English
- glassen English
- glasser English
- glassery English
- glasseye English
- glassfish English
- glassformer English
- glassful English
- glasshouse English
- glassichord English
- glassification English
- glassify English
- glassine English
- glassless English
- glasslike English
- glassmaker English
- glassmaking English
- glassman English
- glasspack English
- glasspaper English
- glassware English
- glasswasher English
- glasswashing English
- glasswork English
- glassworker English
- glassworking English
- glassworks English
- glasswort English
- glassy English
- glazen English
- glazier English
- glaziery English
- half-hour English
- hour English
- hourage English
- hourful English
- hourglassed English
- hourglassing English
- hourless English
- hourlong English
- hourly English
- hourplate English
- hoursworth English
- hourwise English
- kilohour English
- man-hour English
- manhour English
- mesoglass English
- midhour English
- multihour English
- nonglass English
- optical glass English
- quarter-hour English
- sandglass English
- sea glass English
- shot glass English
- shot-glass English
- spyglass English
- stormglass English
- sunglass English
- superglass English
- supper hour English
- weatherglass English
- windowglass English
- workhour English
- glas Dutch, Flemish
- glas Middle English
- houre Middle English
- houre, oure Middle English
- गिलास Hindi
- glas Afrikaans
- గలాసు Telugu
- gelas Malay
- glasi Swahili
- ihawa Zulu
- গ্লাস Bengali
- گلاس Urdu
- awa Marshallese
- kilaaj Marshallese
- kilaj Marshallese
- aua Tok Pisin
- glas Tok Pisin
- li-awa Swati
- awa Hausa
- galas Brunei Malay
- قلاص Gulf Arabic
- girazi Shona
- awa Chuukese
- ngirathi Kikuyu, Gikuyu
- aoa Bislama
- kelassaq Yup'ik
- gilaas Fiji Hindi
- awa Pohnpeian
- gilaadha Guugu Yimidhirr
- hour
- glass
- glazen
- hourly
- glassy
- by-hour
- glazier
- midhour
- hourage
- manhour
- glasser
- glassen
- hourful
- glassful
- glassery
- workhour
- glassify
- hourlong
- spyglass
- hourless
- glasseye
- sunglass
- glassman
- glaziery
- hourwise
- bioglass
- eyeglass
- kilohour
- glassine
- man-hour
- nonglass
- glasspack
- half-hour
- sea glass
- hourplate
- multihour
- backglass
- glassless
- glasswort
- glasswork
- mesoglass
- sandglass
- glassware
- glassfish
- glasslike
- glassblown
- shot glass
- stormglass
- glasshouse
- shot-glass
- hoursworth
- fibreglass
- glasspaper
- glasschord
- coverglass
- superglass
- glassmaker
- glassworks
- glassblower
- glassformer
- supper hour
- hourglassed
- glassmaking
- windowglass
- glasscutter
- glassworker
- glasswasher
- glassichord
- glasswashing
- hourglassing
- glasscutting
- glassworking
- glassblowing
- quarter-hour
- weatherglass
- cupping glass
- chimney-glass
- optical glass
- glassification