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sundial

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sundial (noun)
  2. sundial shell (noun)

sun·di·al

noun \-ˌdī(-ə)l\

Definition of SUNDIAL

: an instrument to show the time of day by the shadow of a gnomon on a usually horizontal plate or on a cylindrical surface
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First Known Use of SUNDIAL

1599

Rhymes with SUNDIAL

abseil, air mile, bass viol, black bile, Blue Nile, decile, erstwhile, exile, Fair Isle, field trial, gentile, high style, hostile, lifestyle, meanwhile, motile, nail file, New Style, old style, Old Style, on file, profile, redial, reptile, show trial, stockpile, time trial

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