Definitions for corner
ˈkɔr nərcor·ner

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cornernoun

   a place off to the side of an area

   "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"

2. cornernoun

   the point where two lines meet or intersect

   "the corners of a rectangle"

3. corner, nooknoun

   an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

   "a piano was in one corner of the room"

4. corner, street corner, turning pointnoun

   the intersection of two streets

   "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"

5. cornernoun

   the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect

   "the corners of a cube"

6. recess, recession, niche, cornernoun

   a small concavity

7. cornernoun

   a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade

   "a corner on the silver market"

8. corner, boxnoun

   a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

   "his lying got him into a tight corner"

9. cornernoun

   a projecting part where two sides or edges meet

   "he knocked off the corners"

10. cornernoun

    a remote area

    "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"

11. corner, quoinverb

    (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

12. cornerverb

    gain control over

    "corner the gold market"

13. corner, treeverb

    force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

14. cornerverb

    turn a corner

    "the car corners"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cornernoun

   The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

   The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder.

2. cornernoun

   The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.

   The chimney corner was full of cobwebs.

3. cornernoun

   The projection into space of an angle in a solid object.

   Herbert bruised his shin on the corner of the coffee table.

4. cornernoun

   An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection.

   The liquor store on the corner also sold lottery tickets.

5. cornernoun

   An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies.

6. cornernoun

   A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.

   On weekends, Emily liked to find a quiet corner and curl up with a good book.

7. cornernoun

   A monopoly or controlling interest in a salable commodity, allowing the controlling party to dictate terms of sale.

   In the 1970's, private investors tried to obtain a corner on the silver market, but were ultimately unsuccessful.

8. cornernoun

   One of the four vertices of the strike zone.

   The pitch was just off the corner, low and outside.

9. cornernoun

   first base or third base.

   There are runners on the corners with just one out.

10. cornerverb

    To drive (someone) into a corner or other confined space.

    The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand.

11. cornerverb

    To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.

    The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court.

12. cornerverb

    To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it.

13. cornerverb

    To turn a corner or drive around a curve.

    As the stock car driver cornered the last turn, he lost control and spun out.

14. cornerverb

    To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.

    That BMW corners well, but the suspension is too stiff.

15. cornernoun

    A corner kick.

16. Etymology: From corner, from cornere (compare cornier, corniere), from corne, from *, from cornua, plural of cornu. More at hirn.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. CORNERnoun

   Etymology: cornel, Welsh; cornier, French.

   1. An angle; a place inclosed by two walls or lines, which would intersect each other, if drawn beyond the point where they meet.2. A secret or remote place.

   There’s nothing I have done yet, o’ my conscience,
   Deserves a corner. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   It is better to dwell in a corner of a house-top, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. Proverbs, xxv. 24.

   I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. Acts, xxvi. 26.

   All the inhabitants, in every corner of the island, have been absolutely reduced under his immediate subjection. Davies.

   Those vices, that lurk in the secret corners of the soul. Addis.

   Your active search
   Leaves no cold wintry corner unexplor’d. James Thomson, Spring.

   3. The extremities; the utmost limit: thus every corner is the whole or every part.

   Might I but through my prison, once a day,
   Behold this maid, all corners else o’ th’ earth
   Let liberty make use of. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   I turn’d, and try’d each corner of my bed,
   To find if sleep were there; but sleep was lost. Dryden.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cornernoun

   the point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal

2. Cornernoun

   the space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner

3. Cornernoun

   an edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part

4. Cornernoun

   a secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook

5. Cornernoun

   direction; quarter

6. Cornernoun

   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. Cornerverb

   to drive into a corner

8. Cornerverb

   to drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument

9. Cornerverb

   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

10. Etymology: [OF. corniere, cornier, LL. cornerium, corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See Horn.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Corner

   kor′nėr, n. the point where two lines meet: a secret or confined place: an embarrassing position, difficulty: (obs.) a point in a rubber at whist: a free kick given to the opposite side when a player in football kicks the ball over his own goal-line: an operation by which the whole of a stock or commodity is bought up, so that speculative sellers are compelled to buy, to meet their engagements, at the corner-men's own price.—v.t. to supply with corners: to put in a corner: to put in a fix or difficulty.—adj. Cor′nered, having corners: put in a difficult position.—n. Cor′ner-stone, the stone which unites the two walls of a building at a corner: the principal stone, esp. the corner of the foundation of a building—hence (fig.) something of very great importance.—n.pl. Cor′ner-teeth, the lateral incisors of a horse, above and below.—adv. Cor′ner-wise, with the corner in front: diagonally.—Cut off a corner, to take a short cut; Done in a corner, done secretly: Drive into a corner, to put in a fix: to bring to bay; Keep a corner, to reserve a place; The Corner (slang), Tattersall's betting-rooms in London, till 1867 at Hyde Park Corner; Turn the corner, to go round the corner: to get past a difficulty; Within the four corners of, contained in (of a document, &c.). [O. Fr. corniere—L. cornu.]

Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Corner

   The creation of a monopoly of prices in respect of natural produce or manufactured goods. The allusion here is to speculators who agreed in a quiet corner, at or near the Exchange, to buy up the whole market.

Matched Categories

1. • Area
   • Control
   • Monopoly
   • Part
   • Point
   • Turn

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'corner' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1508

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'corner' in Written Corpus Frequency: #925

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'corner' in Nouns Frequency: #513

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of corner in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of corner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of corner in a Sentence

1. Lisa LaFontaine:

   By enriching the organizations on both ends of animal transports, we can weave a safety net for animals in every corner of the country.

2. Richy Werenski:

   I’ve been giving myself plenty of looks and just haven’t been converting them, and today I finally made some (putts), so I think we’re kind of turning the corner.

3. The Times piece:

   Sure, the Clinton campaign wants to placate the base. But if Clinton’s recent positions are pandering, this is pandering with a purpose, and without an obvious cost. She’s saying everything she can to make the left happy — without backing herself into a left-wing corner. Where’s the downside in chiding Republicans on voting rights?

4. Police Christopher Botsch on Saturday:

   The empty corner tear did NOT contain any illegal substance; however, this type of packaging is a common method for holding illegal drugs.

5. Tim Ryan:

   The fentanyl crisis is killing our kids and devastating our communities. There is not a corner of Ohio that has not been affected by this epidemic in some way, we cannot look away as this crisis worsens. It’s time we take a whole-of-government approach to fight it.

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