corner
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈkɔrnər/
:
rincón
- The hikers found a peaceful spot in a remote corner of the forest to set up their camp.
- a remote corner
- corners of the world
- corners of the globe
I was born into a the remote southeastern corner of, of East Germany.
- I was born into a the remote southeastern corner of, of East Germany.
- We pray because there are dark corners everywhere in life and we know they exist.
Examples
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There was a table in a far corner that was dark, unlit even by a candle.
Fiction book (1991) -
It begins over 50 years ago, with a meteor crash in a quiet corner of Oklahoma.
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We wanted a place hidden away in some corner of the state.
Academic text (1997) -
I'm down here in this corner of the of the mountain range.
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OK, this plant was in the darkest corner in our bedroom.
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I was born into a the remote southeastern corner of, of East Germany.
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We have found that seemingly minor conflicts are originating in remote corners of the world.
Academic text (1995) -
In the far corner you'll find a shed, in the shed you'll find a ladder.
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As its name implies, Ecuador lies across the equator in the northwestern corner of South America.
Academic text (2013) -
After hours of driving, they finally reached a secluded corner of the countryside where they could relax.
Synonyms
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7.2
A small separate area or group that is different from its surroundings
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3.5
An area at the edge of a town or city far from the centre
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3.0
A small sheltered corner where you can sit or read
A small quiet corner in nature to sit or rest
Parts of a town or city that are far from the center
Idioms
- Informal
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7.4
Put yourself in a difficult situation with no easy way out
Compounds
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2.4
A kick in football taken from the corner after a defender last touched the ball for the attacking team
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3.3
A corner on a road where drivers cannot see around because something blocks the view
- Archaic
A man in old minstrel shows who sits at one end of performers and makes jokes with the main speaker
How Remote
Surface Forms
Etymology
Corner also means a remote or quiet place because the word originally named an outer or 'horn-like' point of land or a map edge, from Latin cornu 'horn'. So a 'corner of the country' is a far or out-of-the-way spot.