Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egg timer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: egg -timer
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small version of an hourglass used to time the boiling of an egg.

noun

A timer that can be set to sound an alarm after a certain amount of time; a kitchen timer.

noun

An hourglass mouse pointer.

Inflected Forms

egg timers (plural)

Questions

What does egg timer mean?: A small version of an hourglass used to time the boiling of an egg.

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