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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