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hour
  • n  a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
    the job will take more than an hour
  • n  clock time
    the hour is getting late
  • n  a special and memorable period
    it was their finest hour
  • n  distance measured by the time taken to cover it
    we live an hour from the airport
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hour angle
  • n  the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body
  • n  (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
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hour circle
  • n  a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles
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hour hand
  • n  the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours
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houri
  • n  a voluptuously beautiful young woman
  • n  (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
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hours
  • n  a period of time assigned for work
    they work long hours
  • n  an indefinite period of time
    they talked for hours
  • n  a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
  • n  clock time
  • n  a special and memorable period
  • n  distance measured by the time taken to cover it
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housatonic
  • n  a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound
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housatonic river
  • n  a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound
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house
  • n  a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
    he has a house on Cape Cod
    she felt she had to get out of the house
  • n  the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
    he worked for a brokerage house
  • n  the members of a religious community living together
  • n  the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
    the house applauded
    he counted the house
  • n  an official assembly having legislative powers
    a bicameral legislature has two houses
  • n  aristocratic family line
  • n  play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults
    the children were playing house
  • n  (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
  • n  the management of a gambling house or casino
    the house gets a percentage of every bet
  • n  a social unit living together
    It was a good Christian household
    I waited until the whole house was asleep
  • n  a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
    the house was full
  • n  a building in which something is sheltered or located
    they had a large carriage house
  • v  contain or cover
    This box houses the gears
  • v  provide housing for
    The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town
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house agent
  • n  a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land
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house centipede
  • n  long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars
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house decorator
  • n  a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings
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