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corner
noun(cor-ner)an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
Synonyms: nook,
Examples:
A piano was in one corner of the room.
corner
noun(cor-ner)a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
Synonyms: box,
Examples:
His lying got him into a tight corner.
corner
noun(cor-ner)the intersection of two streets
Synonyms: street corner, turning point,
Examples:
Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by.
corner
verb(cor-ner)force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
Synonyms: tree,
corner
noun(cor-ner)(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
Synonyms: quoin,
corner
noun(cor-ner)a place off to the side of an area
Examples:
He tripled to the rightfield corner.
The southeastern corner of the Mediterranean.
The southeastern corner of the Mediterranean.
corner
noun(cor-ner)a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
Examples:
He knocked off the corners.
corner
noun(cor-ner)a remote area
Examples:
In many corners of the world they still practice slavery.
corner
noun(cor-ner)a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
Examples:
A corner on the silver market.
corner
verb(cor-ner)gain control over
Examples:
Corner the gold market.
corner
noun(cor-ner)the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
Examples:
The corners of a cube.
corner
noun(cor-ner)the point where two lines meet or intersect
Examples:
The corners of a rectangle.
corner
verb(cor-ner)turn a corner
Examples:
The car corners.