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bottoms of the hours

bottoms of the hours is the plural of bottom of the hour.

Meaning of bottom of the hour

Noun

bottom of the hour (plural bottoms of the hour or bottoms of the hours)

  1. The time at (or very close to) half the next hour of time.
    • At seven o'clock, he said to get in touch with him again at the bottom of the hour, so I called him back at seven thirty.

Questions about bottoms of the hours

What is bottoms of the hours the plural of?
Bottoms of the hours is the plural of bottom of the hour.

Words near bottoms of the hours in the dictionary

  1. bottomoniums
  2. bottomries
  3. bottomry
  4. bottoms
  5. bottoms of the hour
  6. bottoms of the hours
  7. bottoms on
  8. bottoms out
  9. bottoms the house
  10. bottoms up
  11. bottoms up squat

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