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timer
[ tahy-mer ]
noun
Please put the roast in the oven and set the timer to cook it for two hours.
- (in an internal-combustion engine) a set of points actuated by a cam, which causes the spark for igniting the charge at the instant required.
timer
/ ˈtaɪmə /
noun
- a device for measuring, recording, or indicating time
- a switch or regulator that causes a mechanism to operate at a specific time or at predetermined intervals
- a person or thing that times
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Example Sentences
Today it would be considered a felony, classifying him as a “two-timer” and therefore ineligible for special release.
But neither was it terrifying, one first-timer told me afterwards.
It also has a rechargeable battery and a timer, so you can leave it to set to work and return to a good-as-new grill later.
The new nanny replaces part-timer Jessie Webb, 71, who was William's nanny when he was little.
Another technique that utilizes the timer is the Tabata protocol.
Say, old-timer, is it right about Mac losing his stripes and getting thirty days in the cooler?
"Dump her in here, ole-timer," cried Bud, holding out the frying pan emptied of all but grease.
The timer on the dual type magneto is adjusted so that the battery spark occurs about 5° later than the magneto spark.
The disc of the timer, known as the "commutator," is so geared that it revolves in unison with the motor.
Recognised him instantly as a regular old-timer at the heels of the Baron, and tackled him on our ancient terms.
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