Distances - English meaning

noun

Behaviour that shows you are not friendly or willing to take part in things

Usage examples:

The girls are usually friendly - i can’t explain their aloofness today., everyone knew his reputati…

noun

The distance or measurement from side to side of something; width.

Usage examples:

The boat measured 27 feet in breadth

noun

The distance from one side of an object to the opposite side, esp. when it is shorter than the distance between the object’s other two sides

Usage examples:

The length of this box is twice its breadth., the breadth of his knowledge of history was impressive.

noun

The quality or condition of being of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body.

Usage examples:

The air returned to the bright coldness of winter

noun

A way of behaving or speaking that does not show kindness, love, or emotion and is not friendly

Usage examples:

It was the coldness of her manner that struck me., despite his emotional coldness and vanity, he is…

noun

The quality or condition of being at a fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

The coolness of the breeze

noun

The state or quality of being slightly cold

Usage examples:

There’s a slight coolness in the air., grace had felt some coolness between them., she’s known for …

noun

The distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something.

Usage examples:

Water of no more than 12 feet in depth

noun

The distance down from the top surface of something to the bottom

Usage examples:

[ c ] they were scuba diving at a depth of 22 meters., [ u ] the numbers on the left show the depth…

verb

Disengage (something or part of something) and remove it.

Usage examples:

He detached the front lamp from its bracket

verb

To separate or remove something from something else that it is connected to

Usage examples:

Detach the lower half of the form and return it to the above address.

verb

To separate or remove something from something else that it is joined to

Usage examples:

Detach sth from sth detach the reply slip from this letter and return it to the above address.

noun

The state of being objective or aloof.

Usage examples:

He felt a sense of detachment from what was going on

noun

A group of soldiers who are separated from the main group in order to perform a particular duty

Usage examples:

A detachment of paratroopers

verb

(especially in abstract contexts) disconnect or separate.

Usage examples:

The word ‘spiritual’ has become for many dissociated from religion

verb

To consider as separate and not related

Usage examples:

Dissociate someone/something from someone/something i can't dissociate the man from his political o…

noun

The area covered by something.

Usage examples:

An enclosure ten acres in extent

noun

The area, length, or size of something

Usage examples:

Approaching the airport, you could see the full extent of the island., to some extent it was my fau…

noun

The rigid observance of convention or etiquette.

Usage examples:

The formality of life in an english public school

noun

Something done because it follows the usual or accepted way of doing things, although it may not be important

Usage examples:

[ c ] there were only a few legal formalities to be finished, and he would be free to leave the cou…

noun

Something official that must be done before something else can happen or be done

Usage examples:

It is essential to observe all the formalities when setting up a business., complete/go through the…

noun

Very low temperature; extreme cold.

Usage examples:

The frigidity of minnesota's winter

noun

Sexual unresponsiveness or lack of interest in sex (typically used of a woman)

Usage examples:

I have developed a profound scepticism about the alleged frigidity of the two-timed wife

noun

(used especially of women) the condition of not becoming sexually excited or not enjoying sex

Usage examples:

Her mother went to see a psychiatrist for frigidity., fear of another miscarriage had led to her fr…

noun

A break or hole in an object or between two objects.

Usage examples:

He peeped through the gap in the curtains

noun

An empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things

Usage examples:

Picking up speed, she closed the gap between them., she has a gap between her front teeth., after a…

noun

A difference between two numbers, amounts, or levels

Usage examples:

Forecasters are predicting a budget gap of nearly $17 bn next year., there is a $40 million shortfa…

noun

The appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful.

Usage examples:

Her air of haughtiness

noun

Proud haughtiness of manner.

Usage examples:

She swept into the room with formidable hauteur

noun

A formal and unfriendly way of behaving that suggests that the person thinks they are better than other people

noun

A space between things.

Usage examples:

The narrow interspaces between cells

verb

Put or occupy a space between (two or more things).

Usage examples:

The four-storey houses were interspaced with the ramshackle cottages of the workmen

noun

A space between two structures or organs in the body

noun

An intervening time.

Usage examples:

After his departure, there was an interval of many years without any meetings

noun

A period between two events or times, or the space between two points

Usage examples:

If there is a fire, the alarm will sound at 15-second intervals., we’ve positioned guards around th…

verb

Cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.

Usage examples:

A country which is isolated from the rest of the world

noun

A person or thing that has been or become isolated.

Usage examples:

Social isolates often become careless of their own welfare

verb

Place or set apart

noun

The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object.

Usage examples:

The delta is twenty kilometres in length

combining form

Reaching up to or down to the place specified.

Usage examples:

Knee-length

noun

The measurement of something from end to end or along its longest side, or a measurement of a particular part of something

Usage examples:

[ c ] a length of rope, [ u ] the boat is 20 feet in length., [ u ] the length of the poem was 30 l…

noun

The area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale.

Usage examples:

The cost will be in the range of $1–5 million a day

verb

Vary or extend between specified limits.

Usage examples:

Prices range from £30 to £100

adjective

(of a person or their lifestyle) orderly; settled.

Usage examples:

It's possible to be too rangé

verb

Stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something.

Usage examples:

He reached over and turned off his bedside light

noun

An act of reaching out with one's arm.

Usage examples:

She made a reach for him

noun

The state of being distant from something else, in particular from the main centres of population.

Usage examples:

The remoteness of the location hindered development

noun

The fact of being far away in distance

Usage examples:

Space enthusiasts will marvel at the beauty and remoteness of pluto., the advantages of equatorial …

verb

Take (something) away or off from the position occupied.

Usage examples:

Customs officials removed documents from the premises

noun

A degree of remoteness or separation.

Usage examples:

At this remove, the whole incident seems insane

verb

Retain for future use.

Usage examples:

Roll out half the dough and reserve the other half

noun

A supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required.

Usage examples:

Australia has major coal, gas, and uranium reserves

noun

A measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control.

Usage examples:

Decisions are made within the financial restraints of the budget

noun

The quality of being reticent; reserve.

Usage examples:

The traditional emotional reticence of the british

noun

An unwillingness to do something or talk about something, for example because you are nervous or being careful

Usage examples:

His reticence about his past made them very suspicious., i think my dad had a certain reticence abo…

adjective

Forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.

Usage examples:

This raises two separate issues

verb

Cause to move or be apart.

Usage examples:

Both owners were trying to separate the dogs

plural noun

Individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations.

Usage examples:

Day wear consists of angular shaped separates that include wide-neck jumpers and half-mast trousers.

noun

The action or state of moving or being moved apart.

Usage examples:

The damage that might arise from the separation of parents and children

noun

A continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied.

Usage examples:

A table took up much of the space

verb

Position (two or more items) at a distance from one another.

Usage examples:

The poles are spaced 3m apart

noun

An empty place

Usage examples:

[ c ] a parking/storage space, [ u ] he was staring into space, seeing nothing., [ c ] out west the…

noun

The full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers.

Usage examples:

A warehouse with a clear span of 28 feet

verb

(of a bridge, arch, etc.) extend from side to side of.

Usage examples:

The stream was spanned by a narrow bridge

verb

Yoke (an animal).

Usage examples:

He spanned his donkeys to the cart

noun

Inability to move easily and without pain.

Usage examples:

Stretching exercises ease stiffness in the legs

noun

The quality of being very formal and not relaxed

Usage examples:

His early stiffness and formality evolved into friendliness., i had some muscle stiffness after the…

verb

(of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking.

Usage examples:

My jumper stretched in the wash

noun

An act of stretching one's limbs or body.

Usage examples:

I got up and had a stretch

verb

To reach across a distance or become longer or wider, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i ] rubber stretches when you pull it., [ t ] the banner was stretched across the street., [ m ] …

noun

The quality or fact of being unfriendly

Usage examples:

He was received with suspicion and unfriendliness., he had shown incompetence, unfriendliness, and …

noun

The fact of not reacting to something or of not reacting in a quick or positive way

Usage examples:

Unresponsiveness to customers expressed frustration at the bank's unresponsiveness to multiple inqu…

noun

The fact of not reacting to something or of not reacting in a quick or positive way

Usage examples:

Unresponsiveness to customers expressed frustration at the bank's unresponsiveness to multiple inqu…

noun

The fact of not reacting to something or of not reacting in a quick or positive way

Usage examples:

Unresponsiveness to customers expressed frustration at the bank's unresponsiveness to multiple inqu…

noun

The measurement or extent of something from side to side; the lesser of two or the least of three dimensions of a body.

Usage examples:

The yard was about seven feet in width

noun

The distance across something from one side to the other

Usage examples:

[ c ] the shoes are available in three widths.

verb

Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

Ruth withdrew her hand from his

verb

Pull back or move away or backward

verb

To take something back, or to remove something

Usage examples:

[ t ] he asked that his name be withdrawn from nomination for a golden globe award., [ t ] democrat…