Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun minutes
1 sense of minutes
Sense 1
minutes, proceedings, transactions -- (a written account of what transpired at a meeting)
=> written record, written account -- (a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun minute
6 senses of minute
Sense 1
minute, min -- (a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile")
=> time unit, unit of time -- (a unit for measuring time periods)
Sense 2
moment, mo, minute, second, bit -- (an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit")
=> time -- (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time")
Sense 3
moment, minute, second, instant -- (a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began")
=> point, point in time -- (an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave")
Sense 4
minute, arcminute, minute of arc -- (a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree)
=> angular unit -- (a unit of measurement for angles)
Sense 5
minute -- (a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting")
=> note -- (a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment")
Sense 6
hour, minute -- (distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away")
=> distance -- (the property created by the space between two objects or points)