home Silvino Mendonca distance dis⋅tance [dis-tuhns] –noun 1. the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc. 2. the state or fact of being apart in space, as of one thing from another; remoteness. 3. a linear extent of space: Seven miles is a distance too great to walk in an hour. 4. an expanse; area: A vast distance of water surrounded the ship. 5. the interval between two points of time; an extent of time: His vacation period was a good distance away. d a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z difficult doo-dz diffuse dilemma dinosaur disarray dog distance divided doily dirt dismantle dining-room