remote
At a distance; disconnected.
Adjective 4 meanings
At a distance; disconnected.
“A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.”
Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
“After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.”
Slight.
“There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.”
Emotionally detached.
“After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.”
Noun 2 meanings
An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.
Verb 2 meanings
To connect to a computer from a remote location.
to remove (from something or someone)
Etymology
From Middle English remote, from Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine, from Latin remotus, past participle of removere (“to remove”), from re- + movere (“to move”).
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REMOTE at a glance
REMOTE has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + M 3 + O 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,512 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with remote
All rhymesOne letter away
- REMOVE11
- DEMOTE9
- REVOTE9
- REMATE8
- GEMOTE9
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