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DISTANCE

Definition:

1. [noun] the property created by the space between two objects or points
   
   
2. [noun] a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"
   
   
3. [noun] size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
   Synonyms: length
   
   
4. [noun] indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"
   Synonyms: aloofness
   
   
5. [noun] the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"
   Synonyms: space
   
   
6. [noun] a remote point in time; "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"
   
   
7. [verb] keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
   
   
8. [verb] go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners"
   Synonyms: outoutstrip
   
   

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Related Words:

• way, ways
• piece
• mean distance
• farness, remoteness, farawayness
• nearness, closeness
• wavelength
• focal distance, focal length
• hyperfocal distance
• leap
• span
• wheelbase
• interval, separation
• remove
• throw
• yardage
• hour, minute
• mileage, milage
• elevation
• hour angle
• leg
• arm's length
• gauge
• light time
• skip distance
• wingspan, wingspread
• wingspread
• altitude

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