egg timer

noun

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

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Meanings

nounegg timer (plural egg timers)

plural egg timers

  1. A small version of an hourglass used to time the boiling of an egg.
  2. broadlyA timer that can be set to sound an alarm after a certain amount of time; a kitchen timer.
  3. computingAn hourglass mouse pointer.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hourglasskitchen timer

Translations

Danish æggeur
  • æggeurtimer with an alarm
Dutch eierwekker
  • eierwekkertimer with an alarm
Finnish munakello
  • munakellotimer with an alarm
French sablier, minuteur
  • sabliertimer with an alarm
  • minuteurtimer with an alarm
German Eieruhr
  • Eieruhrtimer with an alarm
Irish amadóir uibhe
  • amadóir uibhetimer with an alarm
Romanian marcator de timp, timpizor
  • marcator de timptimer with an alarm
  • timpizortimer with an alarm
  • ceas de bucătărietimer with an alarm
Swedish äggklocka
  • äggklockatimer with an alarm
Turkish yumurta zamanlayıcı
  • yumurta zamanlayıcıtimer with an alarm
Cite this entry
APA

egg timer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20timer

MLA

“egg timer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20timer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egg timer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20timer.

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