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hour > 4 senses
NOUN1hour, hr, 60 minutesA period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
2hour, time of dayClock time
3hourA special and memorable period
4hour, minuteDistance measured by the time taken to cover it
hour > pronunciation
Soundsaw'er; aw'r
Rhymesbellflower, bower, brainpower, and 29 more rhymes in awer at the HyperDic website...
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hour > noun 1, time
MeaningA period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
Examples"the job will take more than an hour"
Synonymshr, 60 minutes
Part ofday, twenty-four hours, solar day, mean solar day
Partshalf-hour, 30 minutes; quarter-hour, 15 minutes; minute, min; quarter
Narrowersidereal hour; man hour, person hour
Broadertime unit, unit of time
Adjectiveshalf-hourly; hourly; horary
hour > noun 2, time
MeaningClock time.
Examples"the hour is getting late"
Synonymstime of day
Narrowernoon, twelve noon, high noon, midday, noonday, noontide; mealtime; late-night hour; midnight; small hours; bedtime; closing time; dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow; early-morning hour; sunset, sundown; twilight, dusk, gloaming, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle; none; happy hour; rush hour; zero hour; canonical hour
Broaderclock time, time
hour > noun 3, time
MeaningA special and memorable period.
Examples"it was their finest hour"
Broadertime period, period of time, period
hour > noun 4, attribute
MeaningDistance measured by the time taken to cover it.
Examples"we live an hour from the airport"
Synonymsminute
Broaderdistance

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