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distance - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
distance
Definition
(noun) the property created by the space between two objects or points
Definition
(noun) a distant region
Example Sentence
I could see it in the distance
Definition
(noun) size of the gap between two places
Synonyms
:
length
Example Sentence
the distance from New York to Chicago
he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points
Definition
(noun) indifference by personal withdrawal
Synonyms
:
aloofness
Example Sentence
emotional distance
Definition
(noun) the interval between two times
Synonyms
:
space
Example Sentence
the distance from birth to death
it all happened in the space of 10 minutes
Definition
(noun) a remote point in time
Example Sentence
if that happens it will be at some distance in the future
at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details
Definition
(verb) keep at a distance
Example Sentence
we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living
Definition
(verb) go far ahead of
Synonyms
:
outdistance
,
outstrip
Example Sentence
He outdistanced the other runners
Word used in video below:
text: exact equal distance from the bathroom
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