corner
noun
1. a place off to the side of an area
- he tripled to the rightfield corner
- the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean
Definition categories: location, area, country
2. the point where two lines meet or intersect
- the corners of a rectangle
Definition categories: location, point
3. an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
- a piano was in one corner of the room
Similar word(s): nook
Definition categories: man–made, area
4. the intersection of two streets
- standing on the corner watching all the girls go by
Definition categories: man–made, carrefour, crossing, crossroad, crossway, intersection
5. the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
- the corners of a cube
Definition categories: location, point
6. a small concavity
Similar word(s): niche, recess, recession
Definition categories: shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
7. a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
- a corner on the silver market
Definition categories: state, monopoly
8. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
- his lying got him into a tight corner
Similar word(s): box
Definition categories: state, plight, predicament, quandary
9. a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
- he knocked off the corners
Definition categories: object, part, piece
10. a remote area
- in many corners of the world they still practice slavery
Definition categories: location, area, country
11. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
Similar word(s): quoin
Definition categories: man–made, construction, structure
Sentences with corner as a noun:
- The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder.
- The chimney corner was full of cobwebs.
- Herbert bruised his shin on the corner of the coffee table.
- The liquor store on the corner also sold lottery tickets.
- Shining a light in the dark corners of the mind. I took a trip out to his corner of town.
- On weekends, Emily liked to find a quiet corner and curl up with a good book.
- In the 1970s, private investors tried to get a corner on the silver market, but were ultimately unsuccessful.
- The pitch was just off the corner, low and outside.
- There are runners on the corners with just one out.
- Welcome to our English corner.
verb
1. gain control over
- corner the gold market
Definition categories: social, command, control
2. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
Similar word(s): tree
Definition categories: motion, channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer
3. turn a corner
- the car corners
Definition categories: motion, turn
Sentences with corner as a verb:
- The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand.
- The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court.
- The buyers attempted to corner the shares of the railroad stock, so as to facilitate their buyout.
- It's extremely hard to corner the petroleum market because there are so many players.
- As the stock car driver cornered the last turn, he lost control and spun out.
- That BMW corners well, but the suspension is too stiff.