hour

Noun

Meaning

The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes.

The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet?

Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour.

Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers.

A measure of distance traveled.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

period minute duration hr time of day millennium class after time long point second day year age
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Antonyms

sunup instant dusk seniority colossal sundown
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Hypernyms

time period distance period of time time period time unit

Hyponyms

aurora twilight dawn noonday dayspring fall

Phrases with the word

zero hour On the hour 24-hour one-hour hour-long on the half hour

Anagrams

rohu

Examples

Whoever can weep over himself for one hour is greater than the one who is able to teach the whole world; whoever recognizes the depth of his own frailty is greater than the one who sees visions of angels. Isaac the Syrian

The person who manages to limit his mind to a few simple thoughts such as the name of Christ, the hour of death, the beauty of Paradise, and the love of God, will purge it of every demonic contemplation. Ephraim of Arizona

He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses. Horace

One hour of justice is worth seventy hours of prayer. Turkish Proverb

The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. Japanese Proverb

In the hour of your greatest success are sown the seeds of your own destruction. Gypsy Proverb

Close letter words and terms

houppelande Houpt houpulin hour a day hour after midnight hour angle