hours

¹ British  

/ aʊəz /

plural noun

1. a period regularly or customarily appointed for work, business, etc

2. one's times of rising and going to bed (esp in the phrases keep regular, irregular, or late hours )

3. an indefinite period of time

4. Also called (in the Roman Catholic Church): canonical hours. 

   1. the seven times of the day laid down for the recitation of the prayers of the divine office

   2. the prayers recited at these times

5. the hours just after midnight

6. until very late

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Hours ² British  

/ aʊəz /

plural noun

1. another word for the Horae

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Example Sentences

This allows the executives at DoorDash to extract often-excruciating hours of work from people like Simmons, without having to pay benefits or salaries that direct employees would receive.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Another Reddit user said it cost them $1.59 total to charge their Ford Mustang Mach-E for six hours, reaching a battery level of 90%.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

On the Missouri the party of 30-odd men consumed four deer or one buffalo every 24 hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In the hours leading up to the scheduled start of the ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah continued to launch cross-border strikes.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The shelf in my door had not been closed since the bread came two hours ago.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom