hour

n 1: a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will

take more than an hour" [syn: {hr}, {60 minutes}]

2: clock time; "the hour is getting late" [syn: {time of day}]

3: a special and memorable period; "it was their finest hour"

4: distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an

hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away" [syn: {minute}]