Hourglass is a misnomer because it's made out of glass but every sand-dropping does'nt last for hours, it lasts for minutes.
Don't misnomer my name.
A misnomer is a wrong or inaccurate name or designation; "king crab" is a misnomer-these creatures are not crustaceans at all.
the retard is a very misnomer name
The Madison Misnomer was created in 2007.
The dog named killer is a misnomer because the dog is very friendly.
Well misnomer means an error in naming a person or thing.
Space ship is a misnomer because it goes into space but it's not a ship.
Yellow Sea is a misnomer because it's not yellow but it's a sea.
The hourglass dolphin is called an hourglass dolphin because its black and white markings resemble an hourglass!
Black Sea is a misnomer because it's a name of a sea but it's not black.
A rainbow is a misnomer because it has something to do with the rain but's it's not a bow, it's a spectrum.
An hourglass was used as a timer, with the size of the hourglass determining the length of time it measured.