SANDGLASS A glass vessel consisting of two equal, nearly conical, and coaxial receptacles connected by a small opening at their vertices, one of which contains sand, which, if the glass is turned, runs through the opening into the other, the amount of sand being so regulated that a certain space of time is exactly measured by its running through. Compare hour-glass, minute-glass.
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Word: SANDGLASS
Length: 9 letters
Dictionary: Valid in TWL and SOWPODS
Status: Official Scrabble word
The word SANDGLASS can be used in various contexts. As a valid Scrabble word, it can be played on the Scrabble board according to standard game rules.