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Found 8 hits - Term: far, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
far \far\, n. see farrow. zool.
   a young pig, or a litter of pigs.
   1913 webster
see also:
farrow 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
far \far\, a. fartherand farthestare used as the compar.
   and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising
   from confusion with further and furthest. see further.
   oe. fer, feor, as. feor; akin to os. fer, d. ver, ohg.
   ferro, adv., g. fern, a., icel. fjarri, dan. fjirn, sw.
   fjerran, adv., goth. faimacrra, adv., gr. ????? beyond,
   skr. paras, adv., far, and prob. to l. per through, and e.
   prefix for-, as in forgive, and also to fare. cf. farther,
   farthest.
   1. distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually
      separated by a wide space or extent.
      1913 webster

            they said, . . . we be come from a far country.
                                                  --josh. ix. 6.
      1913 webster

            the nations far and near contend in choice.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far
      be it from me to justify cruelty.
      1913 webster

   3. remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally
      or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated.
      1913 webster

            they that are far from thee ahsll perish. --ps.
                                                  lxxiii. 27.
      1913 webster

   4. widely different in nature or quality; opposite in
      character.
      1913 webster

            he was far from ill looking, though he thought
            himself still farther.                --f. anstey.
      1913 webster

   5. the more distant of two; as, the far side called also off
      side of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one
      opposite to the rider when he mounts.
      1913 webster

   note: the distinction between the adjectival and adverbial
         use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated.
         1913 webster

   by far, by much; by a great difference.

   far between, with a long distance of space or time
      between; at long intervals. "the examinations are few and
      far between." --farrar.
      1913 webster
see also:
farther farthest further by far far between 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
far \far\, adv.
   1. to a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are
      separated far from each other.
      1913 webster

   2. to a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as,
      he pushed his researches far into antiquity.
      1913 webster

   3. in great part; as, the day is far spent.
      1913 webster

   4. in a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply;
      greatly.
      1913 webster

            who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far
            above rubies.                         --prov. xxxi.
                                                  10.
      1913 webster

   as far as, to the extent, or degree, that. see as far as,
      under as.

   far off.
      a at a great distance, absolutely or relatively.
      b distant in sympathy or affection; alienated. "but now,
          in christ jesus, ye who some time were far off are
          made nigh by the blood of christ." --eph. ii. 13.

   far other, different by a great degree; not the same; quite
      unlike. --pope.

   far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a
      whole region.

   far and wide, distantly and broadly; comprehensively. "far
      and wide his eye commands." --milton.

   from far, from a great distance; from a remote place.
      1913 webster

   note: far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as
         far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread.
         1913 webster
see also:
as far as as far off far other far and near far and wide 
from far 
[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
far
     adj 1: 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" ant:
             near
     2: being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"
     3: being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the
        right side of an animal or vehicle; "the horse on the
        right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side
        of the horse"
     4: beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"
     n : a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the
         government dominated by tutsi and to reinstitute hutu
         control; "in 1999 alir guerrillas kidnapped and killed
         eight foreign tourists" syn: army for the liberation of
         rwanda, alir, former armed forces, interahamwe
     adv 1: to a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing
            that i do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far
            too close together"
     2: at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled
        far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each
        other"
     3: at or to a certain point or degree; "i can only go so far
        before i have to give up"; "how far can we get with this
        kind of argument?"
     4: remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all
        that happened far in the past"
     5: to an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very
        far"
     also: further, farther
see also:
near army for the liberation of rwanda alir former armed forces interahamwe further 
farther 
[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
31 moby thesaurus words for "far":
   abase, afar, afar off, apart, asunder, at a distance, away, by far,
   considerably, distal, distant, exotic, far and away, far and wide,
   far away, far off, far-flung, far-off, faraway, long-distance,
   long-range, out and away, out of sight, outlying, quite, rather,
   remote, removed, separated, significantly, somewhat




[6] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
far
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[7] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
far
     false acception rate
     
     

[8] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
far
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