Synonyms for sundial
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : suhn-dahy-uh l, -dahyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌnˌdaɪ əl, -ˌdaɪl |
Top 10 synonyms for sundial Other synonyms for the word sundial
Définition of sundial
Origin :- 1590s, from sun (n.) + dial (n.).
- As in timepiece : noun device that tells time
- As in clock : noun timekeeping device
- A white figure had turned the road by the sundial, and was coming on with the step of a greyhound.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- Past the sundial ran the girl, and around to the rear of the house.
- Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock
- You dwell upon the sundial; you mention for a second time the Adams fireplace.
- Extract from : « They and I » by Jerome K. Jerome
- At the head of the walk was a sundial, and at the further end a fountain.
- Extract from : « Peak's Island » by Ford Paul
- Moreover, a sundial, to be of practical value, had to be kept steady.
- Extract from : « Christopher and the Clockmakers » by Sara Ware Bassett
- You'll get no hasty signatures to a petition in this city—we remember the sundial!
- Extract from : « Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year » by E.C. Hartwell
- I remember a rose-garden with a sundial in the middle of it.
- Extract from : « A Padre in France » by George A. Birmingham
- Clepsydræ or clocks are of later date, and no more than a sundial are they portable.
- Extract from : « The Astronomy of the Bible » by E. Walter Maunder
- "I thought of putting her sundial there, her noonday cannon," said Raul.
- Extract from : « When the Owl Cries » by Paul Bartlett
- They continued their tour of the garden, pausing near the sundial.
- Extract from : « The Secret of the Sundial » by Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann Wirt
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