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1To keep one's distance — Distance Dis tance, n. [F. distance, L. distantia.] 1. The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place. [1913 Webster] Every particle …
2keep one's distance — index shun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3Distance — Dis tance, n. [F. distance, L. distantia.] 1. The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place. [1913 Webster] Every particle attracts …
4keep one's distance — {v. phr.} To be cool toward someone; avoid being friendly. * /Mary did not like her co worker, Betty, and kept her distance from her./ Compare: KEEP ONE AT A DISTANCE …
5keep one's distance — {v. phr.} To be cool toward someone; avoid being friendly. * /Mary did not like her co worker, Betty, and kept her distance from her./ Compare: KEEP ONE AT A DISTANCE …
6keep one's distance — or keep at a distance phrasal to stay aloof ; maintain a reserved attitude …
7distance — distanceless, adj. /dis teuhns/, n., v., distanced, distancing. n. 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 …
8distance — See: KEEP AT A DISTANCE, KEEP ONE S DISTANCE …
9distance — See: KEEP AT A DISTANCE, KEEP ONE S DISTANCE …
10distance learning — n. any system of individualized, esp. postsecondary instruction for students at a distance from a campus, utilizing the Internet, videoconferencing, preprogrammed courses, etc. * * * ▪ education Introduction also called distance education , e… …
