| remote | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. remote, remote control | a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance.; "he lost the remote for his TV" |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ remote-control bomb | a bomb that can be detonated by remote control. |
| adj. | 2. distant, remote | located far away spatially.; "distant lands"; "remote stars" |
| ~ far | located at a great distance in time or space or degree.; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" |
| adj. | 3. outside, remote | very unlikely.; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency" |
| ~ unlikely | has little chance of being the case or coming about.; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism" |
| adj. | 4. distant, remote, removed | separate or apart in time.; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" |
| ~ far | located at a great distance in time or space or degree.; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" |
| adj. | 5. outback, remote | inaccessible and sparsely populated. |
| ~ inaccessible, unaccessible | capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all. |
| adj. | 6. distant, remote | far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship.; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" |
| ~ faraway | far removed mentally.; "a faraway (or distant) look in her eyes" |
| ~ loosely knit | having only distant social or legal ties.; "a loosely knit group" |
| ~ removed | separated in relationship by a given degree of descent.; "a cousin once removed" |
| ~ ulterior | beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote.; "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"; "without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior" |
| nook | | |
| n. (location) | 1. nook | a sheltered and secluded place. |
| ~ retreat | a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. corner, nook | an interior angle formed by two meeting walls.; "a piano was in one corner of the room" |
| ~ amen corner | area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens'. |
| ~ area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function.; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| ~ chimney corner, inglenook | a corner by a fireplace. |
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