minute
NOUNADJECTIVE
/mɪnɪt/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
minute is a valid 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3I1N1U1T1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does minute mean?
NOUN · 6 SENSES
1
An indefinitely short time.
“it only takes a minute”
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2
A particular point in time.
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3
A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.
“he ran a 4 minute mile”
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4
Distance measured by the time taken to cover it.
“its just 10 minutes away”
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5
A unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree.
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A short note.
“the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting”
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ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Infinitely or immeasurably small.
“two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm”
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2
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination.
“a minute inspection of the grounds”
“an exact and minute report”
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