English to English

corner

('k/O/rn/@/r )

noun (n)

a place off to the side of an area(noun.location)

Example:
He tripled to the rightfield corner.
The southeastern corner of the Mediterranean.

source: wordnet30
the point where two lines meet or intersect(noun.location)

Example:
The corners of a rectangle.

source: wordnet30
an interior angle formed by two meeting walls(noun.artifact)

Example:
A piano was in one corner of the room.

Synonym:
nook

source: wordnet30
the intersection of two streets(noun.artifact)

Example:
Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by.

Synonym:
street corner, turning point

source: wordnet30
the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect(noun.location)

Example:
The corners of a cube.

source: wordnet30
a small concavity(noun.shape)

Synonym:
niche, recess, recession

source: wordnet30
a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade(noun.state)

Example:
A corner on the silver market.

source: wordnet30
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible(noun.state)

Example:
His lying got him into a tight corner.

Synonym:
box

source: wordnet30
a projecting part where two sides or edges meet(noun.object)

Example:
He knocked off the corners.

source: wordnet30
a remote area(noun.location)

Example:
In many corners of the world they still practice slavery.

source: wordnet30
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
quoin

source: wordnet30
The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.(noun)

source: webster1913
A free kick from close to the nearest corner flag post, allowed to the opposite side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

gain control over(verb.social)

Example:
Corner the gold market.

source: wordnet30
force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape(verb.motion)

Synonym:
tree

source: wordnet30
turn a corner(verb.motion)

Example:
The car corners.

source: wordnet30
To drive into a corner.(verb)

source: webster1913

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