n. the space or amount of space between two points or objects; a distant point or place
What is the distance between the houses? OR I hear thunder in the distance.
What is the distance between the houses? OR I hear thunder in the distance.
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The trumpeting sound of the sandhill cranes could be heard in the distance.
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We flew a long distance to go to China.
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I hear thunder in the distance.
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She blearily could see a figure in the distance.
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What is revealed by measuring the distance between two eye teeth?
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The distance the ball was thrown was a control variable.
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What suggestion does Madison give to Amy to help her with the 400 mid distance run?
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They used rough estimates to calculate the distance to town.
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We used the map scale to determine the distance from Chicago to New York.
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What did Pinkerton hear a faint voice in the distance cry?
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Which two animals can travel the same distance in one second?
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According to Victor Borge, what is the shortest distance between two persons?
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How did the pioneers measure the distance between saddle notches?
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He spit into the cuspidor then walked off into the distance.
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length; space; spacing; farness
no space; closeness
2 syllables
dis-tance
distance
assistance
consistence
existence
insistence
persistence
resistance
resistence
subsistence
coexistence
self-subsistence
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