(modifying a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral.

(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the tenth hour of the day; 9:00 a.m. (09:00).

Alternative form of four o'clock

(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the eighth hour of the day; 7:00 a.m. (07:00). / (Only in the 12-hour clock) The start of the twentieth hour of the day; 7:00 p.m. (19:00).

(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the ninth hour of the day; 8:00 a.m. (08:00).

(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the twelfth hour of the day; 11:00 a.m. (11:00).

(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the sixth hour of the day; 5:00 a.m. (05:00). / (Only in the 12-hour clock) The start of the eighteenth hour of the day; 5:00 p.m. (17:00).

(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the thirteenth hour of the day; noon (noontime); 12:00 p.m. (12:00).

(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the fourth hour of the day; 3:00 a.m. (03:00). / (Only in the 12-hour clock) The start of the sixteenth hour of the day; 3:00 p.m. (15:00).

(US, especially black slang, of a woman) Straight up and down, without curves, like the hands of a clock.