hour

noun7

1. •
   a period of time that lasts 60 minutes, one of 24 in a day

   • I spent an hour at lunch.
   • There's a bus at 20 past the hour.
2. •
   [in the plural] The amount of labor demanded by an employer in terms of time.

   • I asked my manager for more hours.
   • The shop wasn't giving me enough hours so I started searching for a second job.
3. •
   A season, moment, or time.

   • Don't come home ever again at this unearthly hour.
4. •
   (literary) The time.

   • The hour grows late and I must go home.
5. •
   A distance that can be traveled in one hour.

   • This place is an hour away from where I live.
6. •
   [in the plural] Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.

   • By 1300 hours the position was fairly clear. — 2000
7. •
   [in the plural] The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.