hour

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hour

The clock shows the hour of three.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A unit of time equal to 60 minutes or 1/24th of a day: A standard measure of time.
    • A specific point in time, as shown by a clock: A particular moment, often one of the 24 points in a day.
    • A fixed period of time for a particular activity or purpose: A designated time for work, school, or other scheduled events.
    • A significant or memorable period: A crucial or defining moment in history, a person's life, or an event.
Examples of Usage
  • As a unit of time:
    • The meeting lasted for one hour.
    • It's a two-hour drive to the coast.
  • As a specific clock time:
    • The train departs on the hour (e.g., at 1:00, 2:00, etc.).
    • What is the hour?
  • As a fixed activity period:
    • Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • Visiting hours at the hospital are over.
  • As a significant period:
    • This is our finest hour.
    • In her hour of need, her friends helped her.
Advanced Usage
  • The eleventh hour: The latest possible moment before it is too late.
    • The agreement was reached at the eleventh hour.
  • The small/wee hours: The very early hours of the morning, after midnight.
    • He worked until the small hours.
  • To keep good/bad hours: To have a regular/irregular daily schedule, especially regarding sleep.
    • You'll feel better if you keep good hours.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hourly (adj/adv): Occurring every hour; calculated by the hour.
    • There is an hourly news update.
    • She is paid hourly.
  • Hourglass (n): A device for measuring time using sand that flows from one glass bulb to another in one hour.
  • Hour hand (n): The shorter hand on a clock or watch that indicates the hour.
Synonyms
  • 60 minutes: A direct equivalent.
  • Time: A more general term.
  • Moment, period: For the sense of a significant point or span.
Related Phrases
  • After hours: After the normal closing time for business.
    • The staff met after hours.
  • On the hour: At exactly an o'clock time (e.g., 3:00, 4:00).
    • The bus leaves on the hour.
  • Till all hours: Until a very late or early time of the night/morning.
    • They were talking till all hours.
Related Idioms
  • The question of the hour: The most important or pressing issue at the present time.
    • Climate change is the question of the hour.
  • In a good/evil hour: At a fortunate/unfortunate time (archaic/literary).
    • He arrived, as it turned out, in an evil hour.
hour

The clock shows the hour of three.

Noun
  1. distance measured by the time taken to cover it
    • we live an hour from the airport
    • its just 10 minutes away
  2. a special and memorable period
    • it was their finest hour
  3. clock time
    • the hour is getting late
  4. a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
    • the job will take more than an hour

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