MINUTE

MI ·NU ·TE 2 syllables

A2 · Elementary 📏 6 letters 🎲 Scrabble 8 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
  2. an indefinitely short time
  3. a particular point in time
  4. a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

💬 Examples

  • "he ran a 4 minute mile"
  • "wait just a moment"
  • "in a mo"
  • "the moment he arrived the party began"

🔗 Similar words

minmomentmosecondbitinstant
adjective
  1. infinitely or immeasurably small
  2. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

💬 Examples

  • "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"
  • "reduced to a microscopic scale"
  • "a minute inspection of the grounds"
  • "a narrow scrutiny"

🔗 Similar words

infinitesimalnarrow
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