| carry |
distance or potential range traveled by an object or sound. [1/16 definitions] |
| catch up |
to reach the same distance or level as another or others who are further ahead (usu. fol. by "to" or "with"). [1/3 definitions] |
| chamber pot |
a small, portable, pot-shaped receptacle for urine and other waste, usu. kept in a bedroom, esp. one that is some distance from a toilet. |
| chip shot |
a short golf shot, used in approaching the green, in which the ball is lofted and rolls some distance after landing. |
| circle |
a closed curve along which every point is the same distance from a fixed center point. [1/8 definitions] |
| circumference |
the length of such a line or boundary; distance around something. [1/2 definitions] |
| clairaudience |
the alleged ability to perceive sounds not within hearing distance or not in the physical realm. |
| closely |
at a short distance from or behind. [1/3 definitions] |
| coach |
a bus designed for intercity use or long-distance travel. [1/8 definitions] |
| cover |
to pass over a certain distance; travel. [1/21 definitions] |
| dead reckoning |
the calculation of the position of a ship or airplane on the basis of speed, distance, wind speed, and currents, rather than on more accurate astronomical observations. |
| declination |
in astronomy, the angular distance of some object from the celestial equator. [1/5 definitions] |
| deep |
to or at a great extent, distance, or period of time. [1/13 definitions] |
| depth |
the extent or distance to which something reaches from its top or front to its bottom or back. [1/8 definitions] |
| depth perception |
the ability to perceive spatial relationships such as the relative distance of objects from one another or from the observer. |
| descry |
to see or make out, esp. something obscured or at a distance. [1/2 definitions] |
| discus |
a disk of standardized weight, usu. of wood with a metal rim, thrown for distance in track and field competitions. [1/2 definitions] |
| displacement |
in physics, the linear or angular distance of an object or point from a central or reference point or line. [1/4 definitions] |
| distal |
located at a distance from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. (Cf. proximal.) |
| distance |
to place or hold at a distance. [2/7 definitions] |
| do1 |
to cover (a distance); travel. [1/13 definitions] |