Associations to the word «Timer»

Wiktionary

TIMER, noun. Someone or something which times.
TIMER, noun. A device used to measure amounts of time.
TIMER, noun. Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.

Dictionary definition

TIMER, noun. A timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end.
TIMER, noun. (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed.
TIMER, noun. A regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis