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corner

/ corner /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the intersection of two streets
"standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
Type of:
intersection crossroad crossway
Kinds of:
blind corner
verb Sense 2
force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
Type of:
steer maneuver manoeuver
Derived:
box recess recession niche nook
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
turn a corner
"the car corners"
Type of:
turn
Derived:
street corner turning point
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 4
a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
"a corner on the silver market"
Type of:
monopoly
noun Sense 5
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
"his lying got him into a tight corner"
Type of:
predicament quandary plight
noun Sense 6
a projecting part that is corner-shaped
"he knocked off the corners"
Type of:
part piece
noun Sense 7
the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
"the corners of a cube"
Type of:
point
noun Sense 8
a remote area
"in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
Type of:
area country
noun Sense 9
a place off to the side of an area
"he tripled to the rightfield corner"
"he glanced out of the corner of his eye"
Type of:
area country
noun Sense 10
the point where two lines meet or intersect
"the corners of a rectangle"
Type of:
point
Kinds of:
canthus
noun Sense 11
an interior angle formed be two meeting walls
"a piano was in one corner of the room"
Type of:
area
Kinds of:
amen corner chimney corner inglenook
Has parts:
building edifice
noun Sense 12
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
Type of:
structure construction
Has parts:
building edifice
Domain:
architecture
verb Sense 13
gain control over
"corner the gold market"
Type of:
control command
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 14
a small concavity
Type of:
concave shape concavity incurvation
Kinds of:
pharyngeal recess
Derived:
recess
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
14
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
45
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

intersection crossroad crossway blind corner steer maneuver manoeuver turn monopoly predicament quandary plight