hourglass

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hourglass englannista suomeksi

1. tiimalasi

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1. tiimalasi

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hourglass englanniksi

1. A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.

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2. (quote-book)|year=1819|author=John Keats|chapter=Fall of Hyperion: A DreamCANTO_I|Canto I|passage=The sands of thy short life are spent this hour, / And no hand in the universe can turn / Thy hourglass, if these gummed leaves be burnt / Ere thou canst mount up these immortal steps.

3. A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.

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4. 2002, ''Maximum PC'' (Winter 2002, page 16)

When I right click the desktop display to check Display Properties, it hangs and shows me only the hourglass instead of the display menu.

5. To display the cursor as an hourglass to indicate that the computer is busy.

6. (quote-newsgroup)