aloof |
showing little interest in or desire to be involved with other people; distant. |
away |
distant in time or location. [1/6 definitions] |
colonize |
to establish a settlement on (a distant territory) and begin to rule. |
correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. [1/2 definitions] |
distant |
When something is distant, it is far away in time or space. If someone is distant from you, they are far away. [2 definitions] |
far |
more distant; farther. [1/4 definitions] |
faraway |
distant or remote. [2 definitions] |
farther |
more distant; to or at a greater distance. "Farther" is a comparative form of the adjective "far." [1/2 definitions] |
farthest |
most far or distant. "Farthest" is a superlative of "far." [1/2 definitions] |
further |
more distant; to or at a greater distance. "Further" is a comparative form of the adjective "far." [1/4 definitions] |
furthest |
most distant in time or space. "Furthest" is a superlative form of the adverb "far." [1/2 definitions] |
missile |
A missile is a powerful weapon that is shot at a distant target and explodes. Controls inside the missile tell it where to go. [1/2 definitions] |
outer |
of or having to do with the part most distant from the center. |
outlying |
away from the center of something; distant. |
recede1 |
to move away or back; become more distant. [1/2 definitions] |
Suez Canal |
The Suez Canal is a canal in the country of Egypt. A canal is like a river, but it is made by people and machines. The Suez Canal was made in order to make a link between two seas, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The Suez Canal was opened for use by ships in 1869. This canal is very important because it gives ships a shortcut when they travel between distant continents, especially between Europe and Asia. Let's say a store in Italy wants to sell TVs that come from Japan. Those TVs might come to Italy on a ship that goes through the Suez Canal. |
sulk |
to express anger or bad humor by being silent or distant. [1/2 definitions] |
telescope |
an instrument that uses lenses and sometimes mirrors to make distant objects appear larger. |
thunder |
the loud cracking noise or low distant rumble that follows a flash of lightning. Thunder is caused by the violent movement of air masses. [1/5 definitions] |
trading post |
a store in a frontier area or other place far from towns. At a trading post, local products can be traded for goods brought from distant places. |
unfriendly |
not friendly; distant, unpleasant, or mean to other people. [1/2 definitions] |