distance
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(verb) keep at a distance |
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Related Words: hold, keep, maintain |
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(noun) the property created by the space between two objects or points |
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Related Words: closeness, elevation, farawayness, farness, focal length, hour, hour angle, hyperfocal distance, interval, leap, mean distance, milage, mileage, minute, nearness, piece, remoteness, remove, separation, spacing, span, spatial arrangement, throw, wavelength, way, ways, wheelbase, yardage |
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(noun) a measure 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" |
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Synonyms: length |
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Related Words: altitude, arm's length, leg, light time, measure, measurement, skip distance, wingspan, wingspread |
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(noun) indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance" |
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Synonyms: aloofness |
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Related Words: indifference |
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(noun) a distant region; "I could see it in the distance" |
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Related Words: part, region |
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(noun) the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" |
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Synonyms: space |
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Related Words: interval, time interval |
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(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" |
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Related Words: point, point in time |
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(verb) go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" |
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Synonyms: outdistance, outstrip |
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Related Words: leave behind |
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