Definitions
How to pronounce minute:
Minute - as a noun
A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
Example: "He ran a 4 minute mile"
An indefinitely short time
Example: "Wait just a moment"
A particular point in time
Example: "The moment he arrived the party began"
A unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
A short note
Example: "The secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
Distance measured by the time taken to cover it
Example: "We live an hour from the airport"
Minute - as an adjective satellite
Infinitely or immeasurably small
Example: "Two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
Example: "A minute inspection of the grounds"
Minute - as a verb
Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.
Example: "I’ll minute this evening’s meeting."
To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
Minute - as an adjective
Very small.
Example: "They found only minute quantities of chemical residue on his clothing."
Very careful and exact, giving small details.
Example: "The lawyer gave the witness a minute examination."
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Word Game Points
MINUTE has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.
MINUTE has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 11.
MINUTE has a WORDFEUD points total of 9.
