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egg-timer

egg-timer is the alternative spelling of egg timer.

Meaning of egg timer

Noun

egg timer (plural egg timers)

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

Forms of egg-timer

pluralegg-timers

Questions about egg-timer

What is egg-timer the alternative spelling of?
Egg-timer is the alternative spelling of egg timer.

Words near egg-timer in the dictionary

  1. egg-plant
  2. egg-plants
  3. egg-shaped
  4. egg-straordinary
  5. egg-tastic
  6. egg-timer
  7. egg-timers
  8. egg-white
  9. egg-yolk
  10. eggah
  11. Eggan's theorem

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