hourglass
Granular time vessel
An hourglass is a device for measuring time, consisting of two glass bulbs connected by a narrow neck through which sand flows from the upper chamber to the lower.
The process takes a fixed duration—historically one hour, though modern versions vary.
Hourglass describes the shape: narrow in the middle, wider at top and bottom.
An hourglass figure has a slim waist with fuller bust and hips.
Fine rock particles
- bulbRounded storage organ
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- egg-timerSmall cooking timepiece
countdown · interval · minutes · seconds · duration · turnover · measuring · timing
Bends in a line
- waistTorso's narrowest circumference
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- curvaceousHaving attractive curves
- shapelyAttractively curved or formed
proportions · bust · hips · corseted · cinched · tapered · contoured · feminine
Measured passage of moments
- passageSegment of text
- deathCessation of life
- tarotDivination card set
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
eternity · patience · wisdom · fate · Renaissance · still-life · vanitas · metaphor
Fine loose granules
- passingMoving by or temporary
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- mortalityState of eventual death
finite · impermanence · dwindling · vanishing · fading · inevitable · measured · precious
Shadow-based timekeeper
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- relicPreserved ancient object
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- vintageQuality from past eras
collectible · curio · ancient · historical · maritime · nautical · navigation · ships
sand
Fine rock particles
egg-timer · countdown · interval · minutes · seconds · duration · turnover · measuring · timing · stopwatch
curves
Bends in a line
- waistTorso's narrowest circumference
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- curvaceousHaving attractive curves
shapely · proportions · bust · hips · corseted · cinched · tapered · contoured · feminine · bodice
time
Measured passage of moments
allegory · eternity · patience · wisdom · fate · Renaissance · still-life · vanitas · metaphor · emblem
sands
Fine loose granules
mortality · finite · impermanence · dwindling · vanishing · fading · inevitable · measured · precious · waning
sundial
Shadow-based timekeeper
vintage · collectible · curio · ancient · historical · maritime · nautical · navigation · ships · apothecary
- timekeepingclock, watch, watches, clocks, timer
- analog technologyanalog clocks, analog clock, analog computers, film cameras, analog meter
- countdownscountdown timer, countdown clock, T-minus, tick tock, ticking
- timekeeping devicesclock, watch, timer, stopwatch, alarm clock
- timepiecesclock, wristwatch, pocket watch, stopwatch, wall clock
- analog devicesanalog clock, mechanical clock, vinyl, pocket watch, stopwatch
hourglassstopwatch
Interval timing device
digital clock · atomic clock · chronometer · quartz watch · digital timer
hourglasseternity
Boundless temporal existence
infinity · timelessness · perpetuity · immortality · permanence
- hourglass figuresProportions with cinched waists
- hourglass shapePinched center, flared ends
- hourglass silhouetteBody shape with cinched middle