Assertion: hourglass's sand | /r/CapableOf | flow through that passage
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text: As nouns the difference between sandglass and hourglass is that sandglass is an instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand through a narrow opening while hourglass is a clock made of two glass vessels connected with a narrow passage, with sand flowing through that passage.
text: is thatis an instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand through a narrow opening whileis a clock made of two glass vessels connected with a narrow passage, with sand flowing through that passage.
text: Hyponyms * hourglass hourglass English Noun A clock made of two glass vessels connected with a narrow passage, with sand flowing through that passage.
text: As nouns the difference between clock and hourglass is that clock is an instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece or clock can be a pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking or clock can be a large beetle, especially the european dung beetle (scarabaeus stercorarius ) while hourglass is a clock made of two glass vessels connected with a narrow passage, with sand flowing through that passage.
text: (Webster 1913) 1000 English basic words ---- hourglass English Noun A clock made of two glass vessels connected with a narrow passage, with sand flowing through that passage.