A distance approximately equal to the length of a human's arm. / (figuratively) A position not suggesting or inviting intimacy.

(literally) Barely within reach. / (idiomatic) Distant, detached. / (idiomatic) Independent, but related.

(biochemistry) Any of several naturally occurring organic compounds having a series of oxygen-containing heterocyclic rings arranged in the form of a ladder; most are poisonous

Having long legs. / Of an aircraft or ship: having large operational range.

plural of parent-in-law

One's spouse's parent.

(transitive) To respond to a negative situation lightheartedly, as though it were a joke.

(idiomatic) The amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion, e.g. the time required to manufacture or procure a product; the time required before something can be provided or delivered.

(Canada, British spelling) Alternative spelling of labor union

A lamp supported by a tall vertical pole in order that light comes from above those seated in the vicinity.