egg timer

ɛɡ ˈtaɪmə

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Definition of egg timer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cookingdevice used to measure cooking time for eggs

She set the egg timer for three minutes to boil the eggs perfectly..

kitchen timer

technology

TECH.

hourglass icon showing a process is running

TECH.

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device used to measure cooking time for eggs
hourglass icon showing a process is running

Expressions with egg

Easter egg

chocolate or candy egg given at Easter

Children hunted for Easter eggs hidden in the garden..

egg on

encourage someone to do something risky

He egged on his friend to climb the tree.

bad egg

person with negative traits or behavior

He's known as the bad egg of the group.

good egg

friendly and trustworthy individual

Everyone likes Sarah; she's a good egg.

lay an egg

produce an egg from the body

The hen will lay an egg every day.

build a nest egg

save money for future use

They worked hard to build a nest egg for retirement.

Expressions with timer

old timer's disease

colloquial term for Alzheimer's disease causing memory loss

He joked about having old timer's disease when he forgot names.

beat the timer

complete a task before time runs out

She managed to beat the timer and submit her test.

countdown timer

time display or device that counts backward to zero before an event

I set a countdown timer for ten minutes while the cake baked.

kitchen timer

device that sounds an alarm after set time

Set the kitchen timer for 20 minutes.

sand timer

device measuring time by sand flow between two bulbs

She flipped the sand timer to start the game..

first-timer

someone experiencing something for the first time

The first-timer at the marathon felt both nervous and excited..

chess timer

device tracking time in chess games

He forgot to start the chess timer during the match.

self timer

device on a camera for delayed photo capture

He used the self timer to take a family photo.

small-timer

person involved in minor activities

He's just a small-timer in the business world.

old-timer

someone who has lived in a place for long

The old-timers know all the local stories.

Examples of egg timer in a sentence

I bought a new egg timer with a digital display.
An egg timer showed up during the software update.
The egg timer icon appeared while the game was saving.

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French:minuteur, sablier, ...
German:Eieruhr, Sanduhrsymbol, ...
Italian:timer per le uova, icona a clessidra, ...
Spanish:temporizador de huevos, reloj de arena, ...
Portuguese:temporizador de ovos, ampulheta, ...
Chinese:煮蛋计时器, 沙漏图标, ...
Japanese:卵タイマー, 砂時計アイコン, ...
Arabic:مِؤَقِّت بَيْض, أَيْقُونَة السَّاعَةِ الرَّمْلِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:טַיְימֶר בֵּיצִים, שָעוֹן חוֹל, ...
Russian:таймер для яиц, таймер, ...
Ukrainian:таймер для яєць, пісочний годинник, ...
Hindi:अंडा पकाने की घड़ी, अंडा टाइमर, ...
Bengali:এগ টাইমার, ঘণ্টার কাচের আইকন, ...
Catalan:temporitzador d'ous, temporitzador, ...
Czech:minutka, přesýpací hodiny, ...
Danish:æggeur, timeglas, ...
Dutch:eierwekker, zandloper, ...
Greek:χρονοδιακόπτης αυγών, κλεψύδρα, ...
Hungarian:tojásfőző óra, homokóra, ...
Khmer:នាឡិកាកំណត់ពេលស្ងោរពង, រូបតំណាងនាឡិកាខ្សាច់, ...
Korean:달걀 타이머, 모래시계 아이콘, ...
Persian:زمان‌سنج تخم‌مرغ, نماد ساعت شنی, ...
Polish:minutnik do jajek, klepsydra, ...
Portuguese (BR):timer de ovos, ampulheta, ...
Romanian:timer pentru ouă, clepsidră, ...
Swedish:äggklocka, timglas, ...
Thai:เครื่องจับเวลาไข่, ไอคอนนาฬิกาทราย, ...
Turkish:yumurta zamanlayıcısı, kum saati, ...
Vietnamese:đồng hồ hẹn giờ luộc trứng, biểu tượng đồng hồ cát, ...

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