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1. (n.) corner
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
2. corner
the space between two converging lines or surfaces near their intersection; angle.
3. corner
a projecting angle, esp. of a rectangular figure or object.
4. corner
the point where two streets meet.
5. corner
an end; margin; edge.
6. corner
any narrow, secluded, or secret place.
7. corner
an awkward position, esp. one from which escape is impossible.
8. corner
a monopoly of the available supply of a stock or commodity.
9. corner
region; part; quarter:
from every corner of the empire.
10. corner
a piece to protect the corner of anything.
11. (adj.) corner
situated on or at a corner where two streets meet.
12. corner
made to fit or be used in a corner.
13. (v.t.) corner
to furnish with corners.
14. corner
to place in or drive into a corner.
15. corner
to force into an awkward, difficult, or inescapable position.
16. corner
to gain control of (a stock, commodity, etc.).
17. (v.i.) corner
(of an automobile) to turn, esp. at a speed relatively high for the angle of the turn involved.
18. corner
to reduce costs or care in execution.
Etymology: (1250–1300; < AF < OF corne corner, horn < L cornūhorn)
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| Definition of 'corner' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) corner
a place off to the side of an area
"he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"
2. (noun) corner
the point where two lines meet or intersect
"the corners of a rectangle"
3. (noun) corner, nook
an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
"a piano was in one corner of the room"
4. (noun) corner, street corner, turning point
the intersection of two streets
"standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
5. (noun) corner
the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
"the corners of a cube"
6. (noun) recess, recession, niche, corner
a small concavity
7. (noun) corner
a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
"a corner on the silver market"
8. (noun) corner, box
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
"his lying got him into a tight corner"
9. (noun) corner
a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
"he knocked off the corners"
10. (noun) corner
a remote area
"in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
11. (verb) corner, quoin
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
12. (verb) corner
gain control over
"corner the gold market"
13. (verb) corner, tree
force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
14. (verb) corner
turn a corner
"the car corners"
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1. (noun) corner
the angle where two lines, walls, etc. come together
an armchair in the corner of the room; at the top left-hand corner of the page
2. corner
a point where two roads cross
Meet me at the corner of Lexington and 53rd.; the bank on the corner; I saw him as I turned the corner.
3. corner
a small private or peaceful place
a distant corner of island
4. corner
around the corner
very soon
Her birthday is just around the corner.
5. corner
very close
I can bring it to you - I live just around the corner.
6. corner
out of the corner of your eye
indicates you are not looking directly at sth or sb
I saw something out of the corner of my eye.
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| Definition of 'corner' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) corner
the point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal
2. (noun) corner
the space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner
3. (noun) corner
an edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part
4. (noun) corner
a secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook
5. (noun) corner
direction; quarter
6. (noun) corner
the state of things produced by a combination of persons, who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or species of property, which compels those who need such stock or property to buy of them at their own price; as, a corner in a railway stock
7. (verb) corner
to drive into a corner
8. (verb) corner
to drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument
9. (verb) corner
to get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum
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Sense: a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet
the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.
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 Afrikaans: hoek |
 Arabic: زاويَه |
 Bulgarian: ъгъл |
 Brazilian: esquina |
 Czech: kout, roh |
 German: die Ecke |
 Danish: hjørne |
 Greek: γωνία |
 Spanish: esquina; rincón |
 Estonian: nurk |
 Farsi: گوشه؛ کنج |
 Finnish: kulma |
 French: coin |
 Hebrew: פִּינָה |
 Hindi: कोना |
 Croatian: kut |
 Hungarian: sarok |
 Indonesian: sudut |
 Icelandic: horn |
 Italian: angolo |
 Japanese: かど |
 Korean: 구석 |
 Lithuanian: kampas |
 Latvian: stūris |
 Malay: selekoh |
 Dutch: hoek |
 Norwegian: hjørne, krok; gatehjørne |
 Polish: róg |
 Persian: گوشه؛ کنج |
 Pashto: كنج، ګوټ: له مخې چپ ځاې، |
 Portuguese: esquina |
 Romanian: colţ |
 Russian: угол |
 Slovak: kút, roh |
 Slovenian: vogal, kot |
 Serbian: ugao |
 Swedish: hörn |
 Thai: มุม |
 Turkish: köşe |
 Taiwanese: 角 |
 Ukrainian: кут |
 Urdu: كونا، زاويہ |
 Vietnamese: góc |
 Chinese: 角 |
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