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minute

Letters that make minute

e, n, m, t, i, u are letters that make 'minute'

Words within minute

nut, mi, te, Ute, Min, MI, nu, ut, in, IN, Nut, In, Te, UT, min are words within 'minute'

Anagrams of minute

mutine, minuet are anagrams of 'minute'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of minute

minutes, minuted, minuter are words created by adding a letter to 'minute'

minute is a 6 letter word ending with e
minute is a 6 letter word starting with m

8 possible definitions for 'minute'

Minute as "infinitely or immeasurably small"

Under this definition, minute is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

infinitesimal has the same meaning as minute

Derivatives of minute

minuteness, diminutiveness, petiteness, tininess, weeness are derivatives of 'minute'.

Similar to minute

small, little are similar to 'minute'.

Example of minute used within this context

"two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm", "reduced to a microscopic scale"

Minute as "a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree"

Under this definition, minute is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

arcminute, minute of arc have the same meaning as 'minute'

minute as a type

'minute' can be a type of angular unit.

minute as a part

'minute' can be a part of arcdegree, degree.

Parts of minute

second, arcsecond are parts of 'minute'.

Minute as "a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour"

Under this definition, minute is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

min has the same meaning as minute

minute as a type

'minute' can be a type of time unit, unit of time.

minute as a part

'minute' can be a part of hour, hr, 60 minutes.

Parts of minute

s, second, sec are parts of 'minute'.

Example of minute used within this context

"he ran a 4 minute mile"

Minute as "an indefinitely short time"

Under this definition, minute is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

mo, bit, moment, second have the same meaning as 'minute'

minute as a type

'minute' can be a type of time.

Types of minute

jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, New York minute, heartbeat, blink of an eye, instant, flash, wink are types of 'minute'.

minute Usage

'minute' can be a useage of United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain.

Derivatives of minute

fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary are derivatives of 'minute'.

Example of minute used within this context

"wait just a moment", "in a mo", "it only takes a minute", "in just a bit"

Minute as "a particular point in time"

Under this definition, minute is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

moment, second, instant have the same meaning as 'minute'

minute as a type

'minute' can be a type of point in time, point.

Types of minute

last minute, moment of truth, psychological moment, climax, eleventh hour, pinpoint, moment of truth, time, culmination are types of 'minute'.

Derivatives of minute

instantaneous, instant(a) are derivatives of 'minute'.

Minute as "a short note"

Under this definition, minute is a noun and has the following properties:

minute as a type

'minute' can be a type of note.

Example of minute used within this context

"the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"

Minute as "distance measured by the time taken to cover it"

Under this definition, minute is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hour has the same meaning as minute

minute as a type

'minute' can be a type of distance.

Example of minute used within this context

"we live an hour from the airport", "its just 10 minutes away"

Minute as "characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination"

Under this definition, minute is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

narrow has the same meaning as minute

Derivatives of minute

minuteness is a derivative of minute.

Similar to minute

careful is similar to minute.

Example of minute used within this context

"a minute inspection of the grounds", "a narrow scrutiny", "an exact and minute report"