Definition of remote

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Remote (superl.) Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in various figurative uses..

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Remote :: Remote (superl.) Not obvious or sriking; as, a remote resemblance..
Determine :: Determine (v. t.) To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will determined me to this course..
Galaxy :: Galaxy (n.) The Milky Way; that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen at night stretching across the heavens, and which is composed of innumerable stars, so distant and blended as to be distinguishable only with the telescope. The term has recently been used for remote clusters of stars..
Intimation :: Intimation (n.) A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design..
Forefather :: Forefather (n.) One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor..
Possibly :: Possibly (adv.) In a possible manner; by possible means; especially, by extreme, remote, or improbable intervention, change, or exercise of power; by a chance; perhaps; as, possibly he may recover..
Distance :: Distance (v. t.) To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote.
Distance :: Distance (n.) Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor..
Lady''s Comb :: Lady's comb () An umbelliferous plant (Scandix Pecten-Veneris), its clusters of long slender fruits remotely resembling a comb..
Far-off :: Far-off (a.) Remote; as, the far-off distance. Cf. Far-off, under Far, adv..
Nigh :: Nigh (superl.) Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate..
Atavism :: Atavism (n.) The recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the original type of a species in the progeny of its varieties; resemblance to remote rather than to near ancestors; reversion to the original form..
Country :: Country (a.) Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city..
Grand :: Grand (superl.) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc..
Far :: Far (adv.) To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity..
Far :: Far (a.) Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty..
Hint :: Hint (n.) A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive..
Back :: Back (n.) The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or not generally seen; as, the back of an island, of a hill, or of a village..
Father :: Father (n.) A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or family; -- in the plural, fathers, ancestors..
Fig :: Fig (n.) A small fruit tree (Ficus Carica) with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands..
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