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abhorrent |
completely opposed or remote (usu. fol. by "to"). [1/3 definitions] |
caravan |
a band of people traveling together. Caravans are often formed for safety when crossing a remote area like a desert. [1/3 definitions] |
corner |
a remote or obscure place or region. [1/10 definitions] |
download |
to transfer (data, files, or programs) from a network or remote computer to one's own computer. [1/2 definitions] |
faraway |
distant or remote. [1/2 definitions] |
faroff |
distant in space or time; remote. |
farther |
more remote or distant; extending to or located at a greater distance. [1/4 definitions] |
furthermost |
most remote or distant; farthest away. |
glacial |
unfriendly, remote, or indifferent. [1/5 definitions] |
godforsaken |
(sometimes cap.) desolate; dismal; remote. [1/2 definitions] |
hideaway |
a secluded or remote location. [1/3 definitions] |
hillbilly |
(informal) a person who comes from a remote rural area, esp. from the mountainous region of the southern United States; often, a person considered to be primitive or backward because of this residence or origin. [1/2 definitions] |
hot cell |
an enclosure designed to house radioactive materials in a safe manner so they can be worked on or tested by remote control. |
isolated |
apart from other persons or things; remote. [1/3 definitions] |
jumping-off place |
an isolated or remote area, considered as the edge of civilization. [1/2 definitions] |
keypad |
a small, flat device with keys or buttons that send a signal to an electronic machine. Computers, telephones, calculators, and remote controls have keypads. |
landing strip |
a runway, esp. one constructed in a remote area and lacking airport facilities. |
maroon2 |
to put and leave (someone) ashore on an island or remote coast. [1/3 definitions] |
nowhere |
a remote, isolated, or unknown place. [1/5 definitions] |
off |
slight; remote. [1/37 definitions] |
outback |
(sometimes cap.) remote, rural areas, esp. in Australia and New Zealand (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
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