1. flower-of-an-hour
noun. annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America.
Synonyms
- bladder ketmia
- Hibiscus trionum
- black-eyed Susan
- flowers-of-an-hour
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Words that Rhyme with Miles Per Hour
- dessauer
- scour
- n'dour
- krauer
- flour
- blauer
- sour
- lour
- jour
- dower
- dour
- bour
Example sentences of the word miles-per-hour
1. Noun Phrase
It produces 1.95 brake horsepower at 5,000 rpm and attains a top speed of 25 miles per hour.
2. Noun Phrase
A 140-pound woman can burn around 277 calories bicycling for 30 minutes at 12 to 14 miles per hour.
3. Noun Phrase
That same woman can burn about 319 calories running at 6 miles per hour in that same half hour.
2. horsepower-hour
noun. a unit of work equal to the work done by one horsepower in one hour.
Synonyms
- heat unit
- energy unit
3. quarter-hour
noun. a quarter of an hour.
Synonyms
- hour
- unit of time
- time unit
- hr
- 15 minutes
Antonyms
- sunrise
4. ampere-hour
noun. a unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombs.
Synonyms
- charge unit
- ampere-minute
5. half-hour
noun. ['ˈhæˌfaʊɝ'] a half of an hour.
Synonyms
- hour
- unit of time
- hr
- 30 minutes
- time unit
Antonyms
- sunrise
Etymology
- half- (English)
- hour (English)
- houre (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. watt-hour
noun. a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour.
Synonyms
- energy unit
- work unit
- kW-hr
- heat unit
- Board of Trade unit
- B.T.U.
7. hour
noun. ['ˈaʊɝ, ˈaʊr'] a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
Synonyms
- unit of time
- hr
- quarter
- 60 minutes
- minute
- twenty-four hours
- 15 minutes
- 24-hour interval
- sidereal hour
- 30 minutes
- min
- mean solar day
- twenty-four hour period
- solar day
- person hour
- half-hour
- man hour
- time unit
- day
Antonyms
- end
- stay
- day
- night
Etymology
- houre (Middle English (1100-1500))
- houre (Anglo-Norman)
8. hour
noun. ['ˈaʊɝ, ˈaʊr'] clock time.
Synonyms
- twilight
- crepuscule
- dawn
- first light
- happy hour
- noon
- high noon
- closing time
- late-night hour
- dayspring
- morning
- sunrise
- noontide
- cockcrow
- dusk
- early-morning hour
- canonical hour
- gloaming
- time of day
- dawning
- time
- mealtime
- sunset
- zero hour
- daybreak
- midday
- nightfall
- evenfall
- small hours
- none
- twelve noon
- fall
- aurora
- bedtime
- break of day
- sundown
- gloam
- noonday
- midnight
- sunup
- crepuscle
- rush hour
- break of the day
Antonyms
- sunrise
- old
- lighten
- future
Etymology
- houre (Middle English (1100-1500))
- houre (Anglo-Norman)
9. hour
noun. ['ˈaʊɝ, ˈaʊr'] a special and memorable period.
Synonyms
- period
- time period
Antonyms
- first
- new
- all
Etymology
- houre (Middle English (1100-1500))
- houre (Anglo-Norman)
10. hour
noun. ['ˈaʊɝ, ˈaʊr'] distance measured by the time taken to cover it.
Synonyms
- distance
Antonyms
- antemeridian
- light
Etymology
- houre (Middle English (1100-1500))
- houre (Anglo-Norman)