Definition of distance

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  • distance is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • distance is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • distance is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of distance

  • go far ahead of (verb)

    Examples

    1. He outdistanced the other runners

    Synonyms

    1. outdistance
    2. outstrip
  • size of the gap between two places (noun)

    Examples

    1. the distance from New York to Chicago

    Synonyms

    1. length
  • the interval between two times (noun)

    Examples

    1. the distance from birth to death

    Synonyms

    1. space
  • indifference by personal withdrawal (noun)

    Examples

    1. emotional distance

    Synonyms

    1. aloofness
  • a distant region (noun)

    Examples

    1. I could see it in the distance
  • a remote point in time (noun)

    Examples

    1. if that happens it will be at some distance in the future
    2. at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details
  • keep at a distance (verb)

    Examples

    1. we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living
  • the property created by the space between two objects or points (noun)

See definition of distance in Merriam Webster