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 | ||