- pronunciation:
- aUr
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a unit of time equal to sixty minutes.
I spent two hours on my homework last night. |
| definition 2: |
one of the twenty-four such periods in a day.
The siren sounds every day at the noon hour. |
| definition 3: |
a time of the day connected with certain types of activity.
I like to take a walk during my lunch hour. |
| definition 4: |
the distance that can be traveled in one hour.
We live two hours from our grandparents' house. |
| related words: |
crisis, period |
The words
hour and
our (belonging to us) sound alike but have different meanings.