Word Meaning

Meaning of "distance" and the crossword clue

- Aloofness
- Dance around! It's about making space
- Interval (between)
- Lineal measurement
- The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place.
- Remoteness of place; a remote place.
- A space marked out in the last part of a race course.
- Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left.
- Space between two antagonists in fencing.
- The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape.
- Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety.
- Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events.
- The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
- A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.
- Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor.
- The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh.
- To place at a distance or remotely.
- To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote.
- To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly.