Timer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One who keeps track of time; a timekeeper.
  • n. A timepiece, especially one used for measuring and signaling the end of time intervals, as on a stove.
  • n. A switch or regulator that controls or activates and deactivates another mechanism at set times.
  • n. A device that controls the timing of the sparks that ignite the fuel in an internal-combustion engine.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Someone or something which times.
  • n. A device used to measure amounts of time.
  • n. Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc.
  • n. In electric ignition, an adjustable device for automatically timing the spark.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who keeps or measures and records time; a timekeeper.
  • n. A form of stop-watch for recording or indicating short intervals of time.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times
  • n. a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end
  • n. (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    governor    regulator    official   
    Form
    egg-timer    egg timer   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    timekeeper   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Shimer    climber    dimer    eimer    old-timer   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    controller    oscillator    detector    relay    reset   
     
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