The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STAND , but the solution may also be HOURGLASS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Primitive timer crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAND | 50 % | 5 |
| HOURGLASS | 50 % | 9 |
Why may HOURGLASS be the right solution?
An hourglass is a primitive timer that measures time by the flow of sand from one glass bulb to another. Its design has been used for centuries to track time intervals.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Primitive timer
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- cross-file
- doornail
- fasti
Crossword Answer definitions
STAND noun- The act of standing.
- A defensive position or effort.
- A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
- A period of performance in a given location or venue.
- A device to hold something upright or aloft.
- The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
- A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
- A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit.
- A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.
- A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.
- A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.
- The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.
- Grandstand. (often in the plural)
- A partnership.
- (plural often stand) A single set, as of arms.
- Rank; post; station; standing.
- A state of perplexity or embarrassment.
- A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.
- A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, used in weighing pitch.
- A location or position where one may stand.
- (heading) To position or be positioned physically.
- (heading) To position or be positioned mentally.
- (heading) To position or be positioned socially.
- Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).
- To remain without ruin or injury.
- To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result STAND
- Easel
- Witness' spot
- Tripod, e.g.
- "___ by your man..."
- Kiosk
- Position
- Get to one's feet
- Music holder
- Lose one's lap
- Abide