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HOURS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An indefinite period of time
Example:
they talked for hours
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("hours" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A period of time assigned for work
Example:
they work long hours
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("hours" is a kind of...):
work time (a time period when you are required to work)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hours"):
duty period; shift; work shift (the time period during which you are at work)
Context examples:
Yes, sir; for hours if you will.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Well, sir, it was about two hours after feedin' yesterday when I first hear my disturbance.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
“Suppose I deliver you up to be cried over for a couple of hours. Is that long enough?”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
As the month opens, Mars will be touring your friendship-oriented eleventh house, so Mars is likely to keep you busy after work hours with plenty of chances to socialize.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Some hours passed thus, while they, by their countenances, expressed joy, the cause of which I did not comprehend.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
A question about whether an individual had nausea in the 24 hours after chemotherapy.
(Nausea in the 24 Hours Since Chemotherapy, NCI Thesaurus)
Nausea and vomiting occurring during the first 24 hours following chemotherapy.
(Nausea and Vomiting During the First 24 Hours After Chemotherapy, NCI Thesaurus)
For vomiting in children and adults, avoid solid foods until vomiting has stopped for at least six hours.
(Nausea and Vomiting, NIH)
A question about whether an individual had nausea that affected sleep during the past 24 hours.
(Nausea Affected Sleep During Past 24 Hours, NCI Thesaurus)
A question about whether an individual had nausea in the last 24 hours.
(Nausea in the Last 24 Hours, NCI Thesaurus)
