English words for 'Alternative form of far-feeling'
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noun
- The state of being separated from something else, especially by a long way; the state of being far off or remote; farness, remoteness.
- (horse racing) Originally, the space measured back from the winning post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in a subsequent heat; also, the point on the racecourse that space away from the winning post; now, the point on a racecourse 240 yards from the winning post.
- Chiefly preceded by the, especially in into or in the distance: the place that is far away or remote.
- An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (figurative) A separation in some way other than space or time.
- The maximum amount of space between a boxer and their opponent within which the boxer can punch effectively.
- (horse racing) Chiefly in by a distance: a space of more than 30 lengths (about 80 yards or 7.3 metres) between two racehorses finishing a race, used to describe the margin of victory; also (archaic), any space of 240 yards (about 219.5 metres) on a racecourse.
- Chiefly in from a distance: a place which is far away or remote; specifically (especially painting), a more remote part of a landscape or view as contrasted with the foreground.
- The state of remoteness or separation in some way other than space or time.
- Often in go the distance, last the distance, or stay the distance: the scheduled duration of a bout.
- The state of people not being close, friendly, or intimate with each other; also, the state of people who were once close, friendly, or intimate with each other no longer being so; estrangement.
- The entire amount of progress to an objective.
- (military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.
- An interval or length of time between events.
- Excessive reserve or lack of friendliness shown by a person; aloofness, coldness.
- (sports) The complete length of a course over which a race is run.
- Chiefly with a modifying word: a measure between two points or quantities; a difference, a variance.
- The amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (fencing) The amount of space between a fencer and their opponent, which the fencer tries to control in order to gain an advantage over the opponent.
- a remote point in time
- the interval between two times
- indifference by personal withdrawal
- size of the gap between two places
- a distant region
- the property created by the space between two objects or points
verb
- To cause (a place, a thing, etc.) to seem distant, or (figurative) unfamiliar.
- To keep (someone) emotionally or socially apart from another person or people.
- To leave behind (someone or something moving in the same direction; specifically, other competitors in a race) some distance away; to outpace, to outstrip.
- (figurative) To keep oneself emotionally or socially apart from another person or people; to keep one's distance.
- Often followed by from: to set (someone or something) at a distance (noun noun sense 1.1) from someone or something else.
- To exceed or surpass (someone, such as a peer or rival); to outdo, to outstrip.
- To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.
- (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away from someone or something, especially because one does not want to be associated with that person or thing.
- go far ahead of
- keep at a distance
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prep_phrase
adv
- (comparative form of far) To a greater extent or degree.
- (comparative form of far) To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent.
- (with to) Following on (from).
- Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.
- (conjunctive) Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover.
- to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (‘further’ is used more often than ‘farther’ in this abstract sense)
- in addition or furthermore
- to or at a greater distance in time or space (‘farther’ is used more frequently than ‘further’ in this physical sense)
adj
verb
noun
- (uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
- (uncountable) Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.
- (uncountable) Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one's private life.
- the condition of being concealed or hidden
- the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
noun
- The far distance; a remote or distant place.
- Any of several processes to protect metal against rust.
- The ocean; deep waters.
- A blue dye or pigment.
- A bluefish.
- A blue cheese.
- Sporting colours awarded by a university or other institution for sporting achievement, such as representing one's university, especially and originally at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in England. See also full blue, half blue.
- Anything coloured blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in colour.
- (particle physics) One of the three colour charges for quarks.
- A member of a sports team that wears blue colours; (in the plural) a nickname for the team as a whole. See also blues.
- A person who has received such sporting colours.
- (countable and uncountable) The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea; the colour midway between green and violet in the visible spectrum and one of the primary additive colours.
- A liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes.
- (UK politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party.
- (baseball, slang) An umpire, in reference to the typical dark-blue colour of the umpire's uniform. Sometimes perceived by umpires as derogatory when used by players or coaches while disputing a call.
- (slang) A member of law enforcement.
- The sky, literally or figuratively.
- (British) A type of firecracker.
- (entomology) Any of the butterflies of the subfamily Polyommatinae in the family Lycaenidae, most of which have blue on their wings.
- (now historical) A bluestocking.
- A dog or cat with a slaty gray coat.
- (slang, uncountable) Risqué or pornographic material.
- (snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of five points.
- (uncountable) Blue clothing.
- (in the plural) A blue uniform. See blues.
- (Australia, colloquial) An argument or brawl.
- used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
- the sky as viewed during daylight
- the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue
- any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
- blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
- blue clothing
adj
- (UK politics) Supportive of or related to the Conservative Party.
- (informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad.
- (informal) Risqué; obscene; profane; pornographic.
- (US politics) Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by the Democratic Party.
- (of a dog or cat) Having a coat of fur of a slaty gray shade.
- (particle physics) Having a colour charge of blue.
- (astronomy) Of, dominated by, or shifted toward the higher-frequency, or "bluer", end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- Of a blue hue.
- (of steak) Extra rare; left very raw and cold.
- Having a bluish or purplish shade to the skin due to a lack of oxygen to the normally deep-red red blood cells; cyanotic.
- (of a flame) Pale, without redness or glare.
- (Australian politics) Supportive of or related to the Liberal Party.
- suggestive of sexual impropriety
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- morally rigorous and strict
- used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
- characterized by profanity or cursing
- of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
- causing dejection
- belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
verb
- (transitive, laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid).
- (ergative) To make or become blue; to turn blue.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust.
- (intransitive, Australia, slang) To fight, brawl, or argue.
- turn blue
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adv
intj
noun
- Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct.
- Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way').
- The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand.
- (usually plural) A guiding surface on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves; usually in pairs.
- A means to enter or leave a place.
- A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.
- A roughly-defined geographical area.
- (plural only) The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched.
- (Germanic paganism) A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc.
- (nautical, uncountable) Speed, progress, momentum.
- A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.
- (with 'the', usually with modifier) A set of values and customs associated with and seen as central to the identity of a group of people.
- A degree, an amount, a sense.
- A state or condition
- (US, As the head of an interjectory clause, followed by an infinitive starting with “to”) Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation.
- a line leading to a place or point
- how something is done or how it happens
- the condition of things generally
- to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
- a journey or passage
- any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
- a general category of things; used in the expression ‘in the way of’
- the property of distance in general
- a portion of something divided into shares
- doing as one pleases or chooses
- a course of conduct
- space for movement
verb
adj
- Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.
- Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
- Pertaining to extraterrestrial life; typical of an extraterrestrial creature.
- not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
- being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
noun
- Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.
- One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged.
- A citizen or national of another sovereign state.
- A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
- (sometimes derogatory) A mischievous or suspicious foreigner.
- a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
- anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
- a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
noun
noun
- the act of becoming more distant
- the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
- the act of ceding back
- a small concavity
- the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
- A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age.
- (surgery) A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly.
- The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
- (economics) A period of reduced economic activity.
- The act of ceding something back.
- The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
noun
- (chiefly uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
- (databases) A database property that determines when and how changes made in one transaction are visible to other concurrent transactions.
- (medicine) The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)
- (psychology) A Freudian defense mechanism in which a person suppresses a harmful thought from developing into a train of thought.
- (chemistry) The obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture
- The act of isolating.
- (diplomacy, of a country) The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).
- the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
- a state of separation between persons or groups
- a feeling of being disliked and alone
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
- a country's withdrawal from international politics
noun
- (uncountable) A separation or alienation from ones inner self.
- (uncountable) The state of voluntary exile; The condition of choosing to leave one's homeland or community.
- (countable) A voluntary exile; One who chooses to leave their homeland or community.
- (uncountable) Isolation from the world; A retreat from involvement with one's environment.
verb
verb
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To temporarily disconnect from worldly experiences.
- (transitive) To remove a blockage from (especially a water pipe or drain).
- (intransitive) To stop using electronic devices, especially for relaxation or to reduce stress.
- (transitive) To disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket.
- pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
prep
- (often informal) expression of how distant a person, an event or object is.
- Not in (a given state, condition).
- Taken from among; expressing a fraction of (a larger number);
- Not within a given space, area etc.
- (nautical) Stating the port in which a boat has been registered.
- So as no longer to be in a given condition or state.
- Without; no longer in possession of.
- (now chiefly horse breeding) Born from a given mother.
- From a given material as means of construction.
- (informal) In a manner based in but not always in (a certain place); (loosely) in.
- From the inside to the outside of.
- From a given cause or motivation.
- (informal) From a thing or place as a source, place of origin etc.
adv
noun
- A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
- (geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
- Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation.
- The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
- A member of an idealized subgroup when contemplated according to the abstracted quality which defines the subgroup.
- (computing) Hiding implementation details from the interface of a component, to decrease complexity through interdependency and improve modularity; a construct that serves as such.
- (engineering) Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
- The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization.
- Any characteristic of an individual object when that characteristic has been separated from the object and is contemplated alone as a quality having independent existence.
- The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
- (euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
- An idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary nature.
- The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the product of any mental process involving a synthesis of: separation, despecification, generalization, and ideation in any of a number of combinations.
- (chemistry) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
- (art) An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects.
- An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature.
- a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- the act of withdrawing or removing something
- an abstract painting
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
- preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
adj
- Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a world different from the tangible world, especially a fantasy, imaginary, or mystical world.
- Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with spiritual matters.
- (figurative) Odd and unfamiliar; strange, uncanny, weird.
- existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
prep_phrase
noun
- The state of being separated from something else, especially by a long way; the state of being far off or remote; farness, remoteness.
- (horse racing) Originally, the space measured back from the winning post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in a subsequent heat; also, the point on the racecourse that space away from the winning post; now, the point on a racecourse 240 yards from the winning post.
- Chiefly preceded by the, especially in into or in the distance: the place that is far away or remote.
- An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (figurative) A separation in some way other than space or time.
- The maximum amount of space between a boxer and their opponent within which the boxer can punch effectively.
- (horse racing) Chiefly in by a distance: a space of more than 30 lengths (about 80 yards or 7.3 metres) between two racehorses finishing a race, used to describe the margin of victory; also (archaic), any space of 240 yards (about 219.5 metres) on a racecourse.
- Chiefly in from a distance: a place which is far away or remote; specifically (especially painting), a more remote part of a landscape or view as contrasted with the foreground.
- The state of remoteness or separation in some way other than space or time.
- Often in go the distance, last the distance, or stay the distance: the scheduled duration of a bout.
- The state of people not being close, friendly, or intimate with each other; also, the state of people who were once close, friendly, or intimate with each other no longer being so; estrangement.
- The entire amount of progress to an objective.
- (military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.
- An interval or length of time between events.
- Excessive reserve or lack of friendliness shown by a person; aloofness, coldness.
- (sports) The complete length of a course over which a race is run.
- Chiefly with a modifying word: a measure between two points or quantities; a difference, a variance.
- The amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (fencing) The amount of space between a fencer and their opponent, which the fencer tries to control in order to gain an advantage over the opponent.
- a remote point in time
- the interval between two times
- indifference by personal withdrawal
- size of the gap between two places
- a distant region
- the property created by the space between two objects or points
verb
- To cause (a place, a thing, etc.) to seem distant, or (figurative) unfamiliar.
- To keep (someone) emotionally or socially apart from another person or people.
- To leave behind (someone or something moving in the same direction; specifically, other competitors in a race) some distance away; to outpace, to outstrip.
- (figurative) To keep oneself emotionally or socially apart from another person or people; to keep one's distance.
- Often followed by from: to set (someone or something) at a distance (noun noun sense 1.1) from someone or something else.
- To exceed or surpass (someone, such as a peer or rival); to outdo, to outstrip.
- To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.
- (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away from someone or something, especially because one does not want to be associated with that person or thing.
- go far ahead of
- keep at a distance
noun
- (uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
- (uncountable) Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.
- (uncountable) Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one's private life.
- the condition of being concealed or hidden
- the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
noun
- The far distance; a remote or distant place.
- Any of several processes to protect metal against rust.
- The ocean; deep waters.
- A blue dye or pigment.
- A bluefish.
- A blue cheese.
- Sporting colours awarded by a university or other institution for sporting achievement, such as representing one's university, especially and originally at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in England. See also full blue, half blue.
- Anything coloured blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in colour.
- (particle physics) One of the three colour charges for quarks.
- A member of a sports team that wears blue colours; (in the plural) a nickname for the team as a whole. See also blues.
- A person who has received such sporting colours.
- (countable and uncountable) The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea; the colour midway between green and violet in the visible spectrum and one of the primary additive colours.
- A liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes.
- (UK politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party.
- (baseball, slang) An umpire, in reference to the typical dark-blue colour of the umpire's uniform. Sometimes perceived by umpires as derogatory when used by players or coaches while disputing a call.
- (slang) A member of law enforcement.
- The sky, literally or figuratively.
- (British) A type of firecracker.
- (entomology) Any of the butterflies of the subfamily Polyommatinae in the family Lycaenidae, most of which have blue on their wings.
- (now historical) A bluestocking.
- A dog or cat with a slaty gray coat.
- (slang, uncountable) Risqué or pornographic material.
- (snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of five points.
- (uncountable) Blue clothing.
- (in the plural) A blue uniform. See blues.
- (Australia, colloquial) An argument or brawl.
- used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
- the sky as viewed during daylight
- the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue
- any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
- blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
- blue clothing
adj
- (UK politics) Supportive of or related to the Conservative Party.
- (informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad.
- (informal) Risqué; obscene; profane; pornographic.
- (US politics) Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by the Democratic Party.
- (of a dog or cat) Having a coat of fur of a slaty gray shade.
- (particle physics) Having a colour charge of blue.
- (astronomy) Of, dominated by, or shifted toward the higher-frequency, or "bluer", end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- Of a blue hue.
- (of steak) Extra rare; left very raw and cold.
- Having a bluish or purplish shade to the skin due to a lack of oxygen to the normally deep-red red blood cells; cyanotic.
- (of a flame) Pale, without redness or glare.
- (Australian politics) Supportive of or related to the Liberal Party.
- suggestive of sexual impropriety
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- morally rigorous and strict
- used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
- characterized by profanity or cursing
- of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
- causing dejection
- belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
verb
- (transitive, laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid).
- (ergative) To make or become blue; to turn blue.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust.
- (intransitive, Australia, slang) To fight, brawl, or argue.
- turn blue
noun
noun
- the act of becoming more distant
- the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
- the act of ceding back
- a small concavity
- the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
- A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age.
- (surgery) A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly.
- The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
- (economics) A period of reduced economic activity.
- The act of ceding something back.
- The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
noun
- (chiefly uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
- (databases) A database property that determines when and how changes made in one transaction are visible to other concurrent transactions.
- (medicine) The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)
- (psychology) A Freudian defense mechanism in which a person suppresses a harmful thought from developing into a train of thought.
- (chemistry) The obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture
- The act of isolating.
- (diplomacy, of a country) The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).
- the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
- a state of separation between persons or groups
- a feeling of being disliked and alone
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
- a country's withdrawal from international politics
noun
- (uncountable) A separation or alienation from ones inner self.
- (uncountable) The state of voluntary exile; The condition of choosing to leave one's homeland or community.
- (countable) A voluntary exile; One who chooses to leave their homeland or community.
- (uncountable) Isolation from the world; A retreat from involvement with one's environment.
verb
noun
- A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
- (geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
- Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation.
- The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
- A member of an idealized subgroup when contemplated according to the abstracted quality which defines the subgroup.
- (computing) Hiding implementation details from the interface of a component, to decrease complexity through interdependency and improve modularity; a construct that serves as such.
- (engineering) Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
- The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization.
- Any characteristic of an individual object when that characteristic has been separated from the object and is contemplated alone as a quality having independent existence.
- The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
- (euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
- An idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary nature.
- The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the product of any mental process involving a synthesis of: separation, despecification, generalization, and ideation in any of a number of combinations.
- (chemistry) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
- (art) An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects.
- An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature.
- a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- the act of withdrawing or removing something
- an abstract painting
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
- preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
verb
adj
- Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.
- Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
- Pertaining to extraterrestrial life; typical of an extraterrestrial creature.
- not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
- being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
noun
- Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.
- One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged.
- A citizen or national of another sovereign state.
- A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
- (sometimes derogatory) A mischievous or suspicious foreigner.
- a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
- anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
- a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
verb
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To temporarily disconnect from worldly experiences.
- (transitive) To remove a blockage from (especially a water pipe or drain).
- (intransitive) To stop using electronic devices, especially for relaxation or to reduce stress.
- (transitive) To disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket.
- pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
noun
- The state of being separated from something else, especially by a long way; the state of being far off or remote; farness, remoteness.
- (horse racing) Originally, the space measured back from the winning post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in a subsequent heat; also, the point on the racecourse that space away from the winning post; now, the point on a racecourse 240 yards from the winning post.
- Chiefly preceded by the, especially in into or in the distance: the place that is far away or remote.
- An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (figurative) A separation in some way other than space or time.
- The maximum amount of space between a boxer and their opponent within which the boxer can punch effectively.
- (horse racing) Chiefly in by a distance: a space of more than 30 lengths (about 80 yards or 7.3 metres) between two racehorses finishing a race, used to describe the margin of victory; also (archaic), any space of 240 yards (about 219.5 metres) on a racecourse.
- Chiefly in from a distance: a place which is far away or remote; specifically (especially painting), a more remote part of a landscape or view as contrasted with the foreground.
- The state of remoteness or separation in some way other than space or time.
- Often in go the distance, last the distance, or stay the distance: the scheduled duration of a bout.
- The state of people not being close, friendly, or intimate with each other; also, the state of people who were once close, friendly, or intimate with each other no longer being so; estrangement.
- The entire amount of progress to an objective.
- (military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.
- An interval or length of time between events.
- Excessive reserve or lack of friendliness shown by a person; aloofness, coldness.
- (sports) The complete length of a course over which a race is run.
- Chiefly with a modifying word: a measure between two points or quantities; a difference, a variance.
- The amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (fencing) The amount of space between a fencer and their opponent, which the fencer tries to control in order to gain an advantage over the opponent.
- a remote point in time
- the interval between two times
- indifference by personal withdrawal
- size of the gap between two places
- a distant region
- the property created by the space between two objects or points
verb
- To cause (a place, a thing, etc.) to seem distant, or (figurative) unfamiliar.
- To keep (someone) emotionally or socially apart from another person or people.
- To leave behind (someone or something moving in the same direction; specifically, other competitors in a race) some distance away; to outpace, to outstrip.
- (figurative) To keep oneself emotionally or socially apart from another person or people; to keep one's distance.
- Often followed by from: to set (someone or something) at a distance (noun noun sense 1.1) from someone or something else.
- To exceed or surpass (someone, such as a peer or rival); to outdo, to outstrip.
- To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.
- (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away from someone or something, especially because one does not want to be associated with that person or thing.
- go far ahead of
- keep at a distance
adv
- (comparative form of far) To a greater extent or degree.
- (comparative form of far) To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent.
- (with to) Following on (from).
- Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.
- (conjunctive) Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover.
- to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (‘further’ is used more often than ‘farther’ in this abstract sense)
- in addition or furthermore
- to or at a greater distance in time or space (‘farther’ is used more frequently than ‘further’ in this physical sense)
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- Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct.
- Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way').
- The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand.
- (usually plural) A guiding surface on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves; usually in pairs.
- A means to enter or leave a place.
- A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.
- A roughly-defined geographical area.
- (plural only) The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched.
- (Germanic paganism) A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc.
- (nautical, uncountable) Speed, progress, momentum.
- A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.
- (with 'the', usually with modifier) A set of values and customs associated with and seen as central to the identity of a group of people.
- A degree, an amount, a sense.
- A state or condition
- (US, As the head of an interjectory clause, followed by an infinitive starting with “to”) Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation.
- a line leading to a place or point
- how something is done or how it happens
- the condition of things generally
- to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
- a journey or passage
- any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
- a general category of things; used in the expression ‘in the way of’
- the property of distance in general
- a portion of something divided into shares
- doing as one pleases or chooses
- a course of conduct
- space for movement
adv
- (comparative form of far) To a greater extent or degree.
- (comparative form of far) To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent.
- (with to) Following on (from).
- Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.
- (conjunctive) Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover.
- to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (‘further’ is used more often than ‘farther’ in this abstract sense)
- in addition or furthermore
- to or at a greater distance in time or space (‘farther’ is used more frequently than ‘further’ in this physical sense)
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- Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a world different from the tangible world, especially a fantasy, imaginary, or mystical world.
- Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with spiritual matters.
- (figurative) Odd and unfamiliar; strange, uncanny, weird.
- existing outside of or not in accordance with nature