HyperDic: hourglass

English > 1 sense of the word *hourglass*:
NOUN	artifact	hourglass	a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes

hourglass > pronunciation
Sounds	aw'erglae.s
Rhymes	alas ... underpass: 48 rhymes with aes...

English > *hourglass*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A sandglass that runs for sixty minutes.
Broader	sandglass	timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage
Spanish	reloj de arena
Catalan	sorra