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Obviously I'd love to have kids and all that. Luckily, as a man, there's not such an egg timer on it, but I'd like to be able to pick them up without Nurofen first.
Tom Hollander

Meaning of "egg timer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EGG TIMER

egg timer play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EGG TIMER

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Egg timer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EGG TIMER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

egg timer

Egg timer

An egg-timer is a device the primary function of which is to assist in timing the cooking of eggs. Early designs simply counted down for a specific period of time. Some modern designs can time more accurately by depending on water temperature rather than an absolute time.

Definition of egg timer in the English dictionary

The definition of egg timer in the dictionary is a device, typically a miniature hourglass, for timing the boiling of an egg.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EGG TIMER

egg and anchor
egg and dart
egg and tongue
egg cell
egg cup
egg custard
egg flip
egg roll
egg sandwich
egg slice
egg spoon
egg tooth
egg white
egg yolk
egg-and-spoon race
egg-binding
egg-bound
egg-shaped
egg-slicer
eggar

WORDS THAT END LIKE EGG TIMER

aimer
autotimer
big-timer
disclaimer
first-timer
flextimer
full-timer
Latimer
Maritimer
Mortimer
old-timer
Oppenheimer
overtimer
part-timer
primer
ragtimer
self-timer
small-timer
timer
two-timer

Synonyms and antonyms of egg timer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «egg timer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EGG TIMER

Find out the translation of egg timer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of egg timer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «egg timer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

煮蛋计时器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reloj de arena
570 millions of speakers

English

egg timer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंडे की घड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الموقت البيض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

яйцо таймер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

temporizador do ovo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিম টাইমার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sablier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemasa telur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sanduhr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エッグタイマー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

달걀 타이머
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Timer endhog
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ đếm thời gian trứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்டை டைமர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंडी टाइमर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yumurta zamanlayıcısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

egg timer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Timer jajko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

яйце таймер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

timer ou
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χρονόμετρο αυγό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eier timer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

egg timer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

egg timer
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about egg timer

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QUOTES WITH «EGG TIMER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word egg timer.
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Tom Hollander
Obviously I'd love to have kids and all that. Luckily, as a man, there's not such an egg timer on it, but I'd like to be able to pick them up without Nurofen first.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EGG TIMER»

Discover the use of egg timer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to egg timer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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It Takes an Egg Timer: A Guide to Creating the Time for Your ...
You do have enough time-for everything you have to do and want to, and then some. It's just a question of what you are letting get in the way. This is not your typical book on time management. It is part guide and part manifesto.
Joanne Tombrakos, 2012
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Popular Mechanics
... battery Misc. — Plastic pill vial (20DR), circuit board (copper-clad one side only ), clip for 9-v. battery, felt or cardboard insulating sheet. 'LISTEN IN" TO POLICE - FIRE RADIO CALLS IN YOUR CAR! MAY 1975 209 Electronic egg timer.
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The Cosmic Egg Timer: Astrological Psychology : an ...
This can be used successfully by individuals for themselves and by professional astrological counsellors for their clients. This book provides the first overview of the Huber Method available in any language.
Joyce Susan Hopewell, Barry Hopewell, 2004
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Vital Apologetic Issues: Examining Reason and Revelation in ...
Evangelical scientist and Bible scholar Edwin C. Myers (Ph.D., exploration geophysicist) helps clarify this. Many of the factors which bear upon geologic dating methods may be illustrated by considering the familiar egg timer. One can measure ...
‎1995
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Behaviour Recovery: Practical Programs for Challenging ...
It can be helpful with a younger student to use an egg-timer on his desk as a special reminder of time on-task (if he is willing). Let him know he needs to do his work while the sand is running down. When it stops he can put up his hand and you ...
Bill Rogers, 2003
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Linux Smart Homes For Dummies
The egg timer and CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) backend scripts both use an appliance module. You might be able to substitute a lamp module for the egg timer, but don't use the printer with a lamp module. Never use lamp modules  ...
Neil Cherry, 2006
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Lead by Example: 50 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Results
Katz believed the egg timer would be a moment of self-deprecation that would acknowledge Clinton's penchant for long-windedness, as well as his sense of humor. Clinton resisted opening with the gag, but eventually pulled out the egg timer ...
John BALDONI, 2008
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Antique Trader Pottery and Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide
$50 Goebel Bears Egg Timer Bears, ceramic, brown & tan, white base, Goebel ( ILLUS.)........................................... $75 Bellhop, ceramic, Oriental, wearing red out- fit, marked “Germany”.................................. $35 Bird, ceramic, sitting on nest, ...
Kyle Husfloen, 2006
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The Measurement in Mathematics Series: (ages 9-10)
You will need: string (at least 50 cm), a weight, ruler, egg timer Make a string pendulum like the one shown. 12345678 12345678 12345678 12345678 12345678 12345678 12345678 string weight Using the pendulum, complete the tasks ...
Julie Campbell, 1998
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Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspective
Example Of an MRP System To understand the MRP approach more fully, consider an organization that assembles egg timers. Assume that according to the MPS, the organization desires to assemble a single, finished egg timer for delivery to ...
John Coyle, C. Langley, Brian Gibson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EGG TIMER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term egg timer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Infinifactory review
As a result, the moment that you complete a puzzle the egg timer of your resolve is flipped. You begin the next challenge fresh and heroically ... «Eurogamer.net, Jul 15»
2
Games available to learn at Cafe Jay during the 2015 WBC
and turns over an egg timer. The remaining players have until the sand runs out to complete as many items as they can. At the conclusion of the ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
3
32 Productivity Tips From The World's Top Designers
Some people use an egg timer for this, but I just use the iPhone timer app. —Andrew Ofstad, co-founder and chief product officer, Airtable ... «Co.Design, Jul 15»
4
Graphic novels use humor to reach patients
That egg timer would be a difficult detail for any writer short of Chekhov to pull off. So would many of the other images in “The Bad Doctor,” Dr. «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
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The Windells Night Shoot 2015
It's important to note that every hit is extremely important right now - not only are the riders hiking the jump, the sun is sinking like an egg timer ... «Newschoolers, Jul 15»
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Sharechat Hot Stock: Collins Foods (CKF)
We have said in previous reports that the egg timer was running on the time to turn around the Sizzler business, and it seems management's ... «sharechat, Jul 15»
7
Autism Treatment Network Doesn't Work
Alarm for Toilet training- OK, bought a $3.00 egg timer. I put my son on the toilet every 30 minutes. It works, done deal, no need to spend tens of ... «Age of Autism, Jul 15»
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Review: 'The Bad Doctor' and 'Graphic Medicine Manifesto'
No symbolism is intended — the device is actually a cheap 10-minute egg timer, exactly the length of a routine appointment in Dr. James's ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Here's why Australia's parliament uses sandglasses when there's a …
... in the Department of the House of Representatives, explained to Business Insider why they continue to use what looks like a giant egg timer. «Business Insider Australia, Jun 15»
10
Summit Parking Facts
At a recent Common Council meeting, the President whipped out his egg timer to chill public comment and, at another meeting, he tried to quick ... «TAPinto.net, Jun 15»

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