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distance
noun
verb
the property created by the space between two objects or points
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ISTANC
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈdɪs.tɪns
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
the property created by the space between two objects or points
noun
size of the gap between two places
“the distance from New York to Chicago”
noun
indifference by personal withdrawal
“emotional distance”
noun
a distant region
“I could see it in the distance”
noun
the interval between two times
“the distance from birth to death”
noun
a remote point in time
“if that happens, it will be at some distance in the future”
verb
go far ahead of
“He outdistanced the other runners”
verb
keep at a distance
“we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living”
In context
Example Sentences
the distance from New York to Chicago
he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points
emotional distance
I could see it in the distance
the distance from birth to death
it all happened in the space of 10 minutes
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
He outdistanced the other runners
we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living
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