Hourglass
Definition
(noun) A device with two glass bulbs and sand, used to measure time
Examples
“He felt the weight of each passing moment as he watched the sand trickle down the hourglass.”
“She flipped the hourglass before lunch.”
“We kept a tiny hourglass on Mara's desk.”
“At the beach café, the barista set an hourglass beside my tea so I wouldn't lose track of time.”
“The kids argued over whose hourglass had more sand left.”
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