a distinct flavor.
a distinct odor of turpentine.
a distinct outline.
a government with three discrete divisions.
a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech.
at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage.
Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest.
clear-cut evidence of tampering.
distinct fingerprints.
gold is distinct from iron.
management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees.
noticed a distinct improvement.
on two distinct occasions.
plants of several distinct types.
the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette.
the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses.
trenchant distinctions between right and wrong.