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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley