Meaning & use
timer
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A device used to measure and signal the passage of a set period of time.
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She set the timer for ten minutes while the cookies baked.
The chess players used a timer to limit each move.
A note on using this word
Also appears in the compound 'old-timer,' meaning a person with long experience or tenure.
Words with a similar meaning
stopwatch
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