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| 1. | [ noun ] a place off to the side of an area | |
| Examples: | "he tripled to the rightfield corner" "he glanced out of the corner of his eye" |
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| Related terms: | area | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the point where two lines meet or intersect | |
| Examples: | "the corners of a rectangle" |
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| Related terms: | point canthus | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an interior angle formed be two meeting walls | |
| Synonyms: | nook | |
| Examples: | "a piano was in one corner of the room" |
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| Related terms: | area amen_corner chimney_corner building | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the intersection of two streets | |
| Synonyms: | street_corner turning_point | |
| Examples: | "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by" |
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| Related terms: | intersection blind_corner | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect | |
| Examples: | "the corners of a cube" |
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| Related terms: | point | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a small concavity | |
| Synonyms: | niche recession recess | |
| Related terms: | concavity pharyngeal_recess | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible | |
| Synonyms: | box | |
| Examples: | "his lying got him into a tight corner" |
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| Related terms: | predicament | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a projecting part that is corner-shaped | |
| Examples: | "he knocked off the corners" |
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| Related terms: | part | |
| 9. | [ verb ] gain control over | |
| Examples: | "corner the gold market" |
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| Related terms: | control | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (economics,business) a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade | |
| Examples: | : "a corner on the silver market" |
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| Related terms: | monopoly | |
| 11. | [ verb ] (transportation) force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape | |
| Related terms: | steer | |
| 12. | [ verb ] turn a corner | |
| Examples: | : "the car corners" |
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| Related terms: | turn | |
| 13. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 10372 | |
| 14. | [ noun ] a remote area | |
| Examples: | "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery" |
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| Related terms: | area | |
| 15. | [ noun ] (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone | |
| Synonyms: | quoin | |
| Related terms: | structure building architecture | |
| Similar spelling: |
Corners cornered coroner Cournoyer Cormier Carner Carnero |
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