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hour О / ' auar / noun

[ count ] ( abbreviation hr. ) a measure of time. There are 60 minutes in an hour

The trip took two hours. I've been waiting for an hour. half an hour

hours [ plural ] the time when someone is working, or when a store or office is open

Our office hours are 9 a.m. to 5p.m.

the hour [ singular ] the time when a new hour starts (= 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock, etc. )

Buses leave on the hour .

for hours

( informal )

for a long time

I've been waiting for hours.

hour • ly / ' auarli / adjective, adverb

happening or coming once an hour There is an hourly bus to the airport. Trains run hourly.

house © / haus / noun [ count ] ( plural hous . es / ' hauzaz / )

a building where a person or a family lives How many rooms are there in your house? We're having dinner at Kate's house tonight.

a building that has a special use an opera house

house • hold / ' haushould / [count]

all the people who live in one house and the work, money, etc. that is needed to take care of them household expenses

house • keep • er / ' haus|kipar / noun

[ count ]

a person whose job is to do the cleaning, cooking, etc. in someone else's house

the House of Rep- re- sen- ta • tives

/ бэ |haus av|repri 'zentativz / noun [ singular ] ( politics ) one of the two parts of the government that makes the laws in the U.S. and some other countries

— Look at senate .

Word building

The U.S. Government

The government in the U.S. is divided into three parts: the legislative branch , the executive branch , and the judicial branch . The legislative branch is responsible for making laws. This is the U.S. Congress , which is made up of two groups of people: the Senate and the House of Representatives .

The executive branch is led by the president , and includes the vice president and the rest of the Cabinet (= other important politicians ) .

The judicial branch includes the Supreme Court , which is the most important court in the country.

house • wife / hauswaif / noun

[ count ]

( plural house . wives / ' hauswaivz / ) a woman who stays at home and takes care of her house and family

house • work / ' hauswark / [noncount]

work that you do in your house, for example the cleaning and the laundry

hous • ing / ' hauzig / noun

[noncount]

apartments and houses for people to live in

low-income housing (= for people who do not earn much

money )

hov • er / ' hwar / verb ( hov ers , hov er . ing , hov . ered )

to stay in the air in one place A helicopter hovered above the building.

hOW О / hau / adverb

in what way

How does this machine work?

She told me how to get to the train station.

Do you know how to spell "essential"?

a word that you use to ask if someone is well or happy "How are you?" "Fine, thanks."

"How is your sister?" "She's much better, thank you."

Which word?

You use how only when you are asking about someone's health or happiness.

When you are asking someone to describe another person or a thing you use what ... like? : 'What is your sister like?" "Oh, she's very intelligent, and she's taller than me."

a word that you use to ask if something is good How was the movie?

a word that you use to ask questions about things like age, amount, or time

How old are you?

How many brothers and sisters do you have? How much does this cost? How long have you lived here?

a word that shows surprise or strong feeling How nice of you to help!

how about ...?

words that you use when you suggest something

How about a drink?

How about going for a walk?

how do you do?

( formal )

polite words that you say when you meet someone for the

first time

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