| afar |
at, to, or from a distance; far off. |
| Alaska |
Alaska is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. Alaska is very far north, and it is separate from the main part of the United States. Alaska shares a border with Canada. A short way to write Alaska is AK. |
| Arctic Ocean |
The Arctic Ocean is one of the five oceans of the world. An ocean is a large body of salt water that covers a very large part of the earth. The Arctic Ocean is in the most northern part of the world and it is very cold and icy. If you look at a map, it is above Canada, Russia, and other far northern countries of the world. |
| Argentina |
Argentina is a country in South America. Some of its neighbors are Chile and Uruguay. Most of Argentina has a climate that is good for growing crops and raising cattle. The southern part of Argentina is very cold, though. This part of Argentina is not far from Antarctica, and it is home to seals, sea lions, and penguins. |
| away |
When someone is in another place, or far from where they were before, they are away. [1/5 definitions] |
| balanced |
not going too far in any one extreme; keeping things in proper proportion. [1/2 definitions] |
| beyond |
If a certain thing is beyond something, it is too far away or outside some limit. [1/2 definitions] |
| bowling |
a game in which a heavy ball is rolled along a wooden alley toward wooden pins that stand at the far end. |
| cabin |
A cabin is a small, simple house usually made of rough wood. You most often see a cabin in a woods or somewhere far from the city. [1/2 definitions] |
| canyon |
When a river runs over rock for many, many years, it sometimes cuts deeper and deeper into the rock until the sides of the river become very high and the river is far below. When this happens, a canyon is made. |
| cell phone |
a telephone that operates using radio signals and therefore requires no wires. A cell phone can be taken with one anywhere but may not function if it is too far away from a radio transmitter to receive signals. |
| colonial |
When something is colonial, it has to do with a colony or colonies. A colony is a place that is ruled by a country that is far away. For example, America was a colony of Great Britain a few hundred years ago, and Mexico was a colony of Spain. |
| colonialism |
Colonialism is a way that some countries operate in order to become more wealthy and powerful. Colonialism is what a country is participating in when it takes over another country or countries far away and sets up its own government there. A "colony" is what a place is called when it is ruled by this more powerful country. Some people from the ruling country come to the colony to be part of the controlling government or to live there hoping to become wealthy or to start a new life. |
| colonist |
A colonist is a person who lives in a colony. A colony is a place that is ruled by a more powerful country that is far away. |
| colony |
A colony is a place that is ruled by a country that is far away. Some people from the ruling country come to the colony to live or to govern the people who are already living there. Having a colony makes the ruling country more wealthy. [1/2 definitions] |
| corner |
a far away or little known place or region. [1/5 definitions] |
| deep |
having great space below or behind a certain point; reaching far down or back; not shallow. [3/7 definitions] |
| depth |
The depth of something is how deep it is. When we talk about how deep a swimming pool is, we are talking about how far down the pool goes from the top. The depth of a pool is how deep it is. If we are talking about how deep a closet is, we are talking about how far it goes in. The depth of something is how far it goes down or how far it goes in. |
| distance |
a place far away. [1/3 definitions] |
| distant |
far away in time or space. [1/3 definitions] |
| east |
(capital) the Orient; the Near East; the Far East. [1/7 definitions] |