sundial

[suhn-dahy-uhl, -dahyl] / ˈsʌnˌdaɪ əl, -ˌdaɪl /

NOUN

clock

Synonyms

STRONGEST

timer

STRONG

alarm chronograph chronometer hourglass metronome pendulum stopwatch ticker timekeeper timepiece watch

WEAK

Big Ben chroniker digital watch tick-tock timemarker

NOUN

timepiece

Synonyms

STRONG

calendar chronograph chronometer chronoscope clepsydra clock dial gnomon horologe hourglass metronome pendulum repeater stopwatch watch

WEAK

alarm clock isochronon time-keeper

Example Sentences

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You’re watching a ticker that moves like a sundial.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

The name gujeolpan refers to nine ingredients on a plate, with eight colorful vegetables or proteins sliced thinly and arrayed around the edge of plate, much like a mouth-watering sundial.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

There are secrets, a garden replete with a sundial and creepy statues and a house that traps its residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Together, the panels make up an analemmatic sundial.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023

"We got a lot of sticks. We could have a sundial each. Then we should know what the time was."

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

sundial

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