sand timer
Gravity-powered timekeeper
A sand timer is a device for measuring time, consisting of two glass bulbs connected by a narrow neck through which sand flows at a controlled rate.
When all the sand has passed from the upper bulb to the lower, a set interval has elapsed.
Flipping the timer restarts the process.
Also called an hourglass, though most sand timers measure minutes rather than hours: a three-minute sand timer for board games.
Underground plant storage
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- neckHead-body junction
- waistTorso's narrowest circumference
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
frame · stand · invert · flip · turn · grains · granules · silica
Sixty-second intervals
- secondsTime units, or extras
- intervalDuration between two points
- durationLength of existence
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
calibrate · gauge · span · preset · fixed · approximate · visual · analog
Rotational movement
- board gameMarked-surface group entertainment
- chess clockPaired countdown for opponents
- ScrabbleTile-based word game
- PictionaryWord-guessing drawing game
Taboo · charades · speed · rounds · player · penalty · buzzer · competition
Brevity of existence
- mortalityState of eventual death
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- passageSegment of text
- finiteHaving definite bounds
impermanence · memento mori · vanitas · lifecycle · urgency · deadline · running out · precious
bulbs
Underground plant storage
chamber · frame · stand · invert · flip · turn · grains · granules · silica · trickle
minutes
Sixty-second intervals
countdown · calibrate · gauge · span · preset · fixed · approximate · visual · analog · simple
turn
Rotational movement
- board gameMarked-surface group entertainment
- chess clockPaired countdown for opponents
- ScrabbleTile-based word game
Pictionary · Taboo · charades · speed · rounds · player · penalty · buzzer · competition · parlor
transience
Brevity of existence
finite · impermanence · memento mori · vanitas · lifecycle · urgency · deadline · running out · precious · inevitability
meditation
Focused attention practice
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- prayerAddress to deity
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
contemplation · breathing · pause · stillness · presence · intention · ceremony · sauna · tea · teeth brushing
- timekeepingclock, watch, watches, clocks, calendar
- Scrabbletiles, board, rack, blank, triple word
- countdownscountdown clock, T-minus, tick tock, ticking, seconds
- timekeeping devicesclock, watch, stopwatch, hourglass, alarm clock
- desk toysNewton's cradle, fidget spinner, stress ball, fidget cube, putty
- loading indicatorsloading bar, loading spinner, loading indicator, loading dots, loading icon
sand timerdigital timer
Electronic countdown device
atomic clock · digital clock · smartwatch · electronic timer · quartz watch
time, sand, sandy, times, timeless, timer, sands, timed, timing