Defenition of the word corner

• Defenition of the word corner

  • The point where two or more edges of an geometrical body meet.
  • A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible.
  • The point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect.
  • The edge where two converging walls meet.
  • the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"
  • a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "he glanced out of the corner of his eye"
  • a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
  • the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube"
  • a projecting part that is corner-shaped; "he knocked off the corners"
  • a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade: "a corner on the silver market"
  • turn a corner: "the car corners"
  • force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
  • gain control over; "corner the gold market"
  • a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
  • an interior angle formed be two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"
  • (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
  • the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
  • a small concavity
  • a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market"
  • turn a corner; "the car corners"
  • the intersection of two streets
  • an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
  • the point where two lines meet or intersect
  • a place off to the side of an area
  • a remote area
  • the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
  • a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
  • a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
  • a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
  • turn a corner
  • gain control over

Synonyms for the word corner

• • angle
  • area
  • back into a corner
  • bend
  • box
  • confront
  • crook
  • curve
  • niche
  • nook
  • part
  • pin down
  • place
  • quoin
  • recess
  • recession
  • spot
  • street corner
  • surround
  • trap
  • turn
  • turning point

Similar words in the corner

• • corner
  • corner's
  • cornered
  • cornering
  • corners
  • cornerstone
  • cornerstone's
  • cornerstones

Meronymys for the word corner

• • building
  • edifice

Hyponyms for the word corner

• • amen corner
  • blind corner
  • canthus
  • chimney corner
  • inglenook
  • pharyngeal recess

Hypernyms for the word corner

• • area
  • carrefour
  • channelise
  • channelize
  • command
  • concave shape
  • concavity
  • construction
  • control
  • country
  • crossing
  • crossroad
  • crossway
  • direct
  • guide
  • head
  • incurvation
  • incurvature
  • intersection
  • maneuver
  • manoeuver
  • manoeuvre
  • manouevre
  • monopoly
  • part
  • piece
  • plight
  • point
  • predicament
  • quandary
  • steer
  • structure
  • surname
  • turn

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