MINUTE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • distance measured by the time taken to cover it
   Synonym(s)
   • hour (what does hour mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • we live an hour from the airport
   • its just 10 minutes away
   Hypernyms(s) minute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • distance (what does distance mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a short note
   Usage Example(s)
   • the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting
   Hypernyms(s) minute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • note (what does note mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
   Synonym(s)
   • arcminute (what does arcminute mean?)
   • minute of arc (what does minute of arc mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) minute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • angular unit (what does angular unit mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
   Synonym(s)
   • min (what does min mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he ran a 4 minute mile
   Hypernyms(s) minute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • time unit (what does time unit mean?)
   • unit of time (what does unit of time mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a particular point in time
   Synonym(s)
   • instant (what does instant mean?)
   • moment (what does moment mean?)
   • second (what does second mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the moment he arrived the party began
   Hypernyms(s) minute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • point (what does point mean?)
   • point in time (what does point in time mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • climax (what does climax mean?)
   • culmination (what does culmination mean?)
   • eleventh hour (what does eleventh hour mean?)
   • last minute (what does last minute mean?)
   • moment of truth (what does moment of truth mean?)
   • moment of truth (what does moment of truth mean?)
   • pinpoint (what does pinpoint mean?)
   • time (what does time mean?)
   • psychological moment (what does psychological moment mean?)
6. Meaning
   • an indefinitely short time
   Synonym(s)
   • bit (what does bit mean?)
   • moment (what does moment mean?)
   • second (what does second mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • wait just a moment
   • it only takes a minute
   • in just a bit
   Hypernyms(s) minute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • time (what does time mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • blink of an eye (what does blink of an eye mean?)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
   • heartbeat (what does heartbeat mean?)
   • instant (what does instant mean?)
   • jiffy (what does jiffy mean?)
   • split second (what does split second mean?)
   • trice (what does trice mean?)
   • twinkling (what does twinkling mean?)
   • wink (what does wink mean?)
   • New York minute (what does New York minute mean?)

MINUTE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
   Synonym(s)
   • narrow (what does narrow mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a minute inspection of the grounds
   • a narrow scrutiny
   • an exact and minute report
   Similar To
   • careful (what does careful mean?)
2. Meaning
   • infinitely or immeasurably small
   Synonym(s)
   • infinitesimal (what does infinitesimal mean?)
   • microscopic (what does microscopic mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm
   • reduced to a microscopic scale
   Similar To
   • small (what does small mean?)
   • little (what does little mean?)
3. Meaning
   • immeasurably small
   Synonym(s)
   • atomic (what does atomic mean?)
   • atomlike (what does atomlike mean?)
   Similar To
   • microscopic (what does microscopic mean?)
   • microscopical (what does microscopical mean?)
   • small (what does small mean?)