Definitions for corner

Definitions for (noun) corner

Main entry: corner, turning point, street corner

Definition: the intersection of two streets

Usage: standing on the corner watching all the girls go by


Main entry: quoin, corner

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


Main entry: corner, nook

Definition: an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

Usage: a piano was in one corner of the room


Main entry: corner

Definition: the point where two lines meet or intersect

Usage: the corners of a rectangle


Main entry: corner

Definition: a place off to the side of an area

Usage: he tripled to the rightfield corner; the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean


Main entry: corner

Definition: a remote area

Usage: in many corners of the world they still practice slavery


Main entry: corner

Definition: the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect

Usage: the corners of a cube


Main entry: corner

Definition: a projecting part where two sides or edges meet

Usage: he knocked off the corners


Main entry: corner, niche, recess, recession

Definition: a small concavity


Main entry: corner, box

Definition: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

Usage: his lying got him into a tight corner


Main entry: corner

Definition: a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade

Usage: a corner on the silver market


Definitions for (verb) corner

Main entry: corner

Definition: turn a corner

Usage: the car corners


Main entry: corner, tree

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


Main entry: corner

Definition: gain control over

Usage: corner the gold market


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