English noun: hours | |||
1. | hours (time) a period of time assigned for work | ||
Samples | They work long hours. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | work time | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | duty period, shift, work shift | ||
2. | hours (time) an indefinite period of time | ||
Samples | They talked for hours. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | period, period of time, time period | ||