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Quick definitions from WordNet (corner)
▸ noun: the intersection of two streets ("Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by")
▸ noun: (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
▸ noun: an interior angle formed be two meeting walls ("A piano was in one corner of the room")
▸ noun: the point where two lines meet or intersect ("The corners of a rectangle")
▸ noun: a place off to the side of an area ("He tripled to the rightfield corner")
▸ noun: a remote area ("In many corners of the world they still practice slavery")
▸ noun: the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect ("The corners of a cube")
▸ noun: a projecting part that is corner-shaped ("He knocked off the corners")
▸ noun: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible ("His lying got him into a tight corner")
▸ noun: a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade ("A corner on the silver market")
▸ noun: a small concavity
▸ verb: gain control over ("Corner the gold market")
▸ verb: turn a corner ("The car corners")
▸ verb: force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #10372)
▸ Also see corners
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▸ noun: the intersection of two streets ("Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by")
▸ noun: (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
▸ noun: an interior angle formed be two meeting walls ("A piano was in one corner of the room")
▸ noun: the point where two lines meet or intersect ("The corners of a rectangle")
▸ noun: a place off to the side of an area ("He tripled to the rightfield corner")
▸ noun: a remote area ("In many corners of the world they still practice slavery")
▸ noun: the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect ("The corners of a cube")
▸ noun: a projecting part that is corner-shaped ("He knocked off the corners")
▸ noun: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible ("His lying got him into a tight corner")
▸ noun: a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade ("A corner on the silver market")
▸ noun: a small concavity
▸ verb: gain control over ("Corner the gold market")
▸ verb: turn a corner ("The car corners")
▸ verb: force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #10372)
▸ Also see corners
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to corner
▸ Usage examples for corner
▸ Idioms related to corner (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing corner
▸ Words that often appear near corner
▸ Rhymes of corner
▸ Invented words related to corner