Definition of Corner

Noun: corner  kor-nu(r)

  1. A place off to the side of an area
    "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"
     
  2. The point where two lines meet or intersect
    "the corners of a rectangle"
     
  3. An interior angle formed by two meeting walls
    "a piano was in one corner of the room";
    - nook
     
  4. The intersection of two streets
    "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by";
    - street corner, turning point
     
  5. The point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
    "the corners of a cube"
     
  6. A small concavity
    - recess, recession, niche
     
  7. A temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
    "a corner on the silver market"
     
  8. A predicament from which a skilful or graceful escape is impossible
    "his lying got him into a tight corner";
    - box
     
  9. A projecting part where two sides or edges meet
    "he knocked off the corners"
     
  10. A remote area
    "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
     
  11. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
    - quoin
     
  12. A free kick from the corner awarded to the other side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line
    - corner kick
Verb: corner  kor-nu(r)
  1. Gain control over
    "corner the gold market"
     
  2. Force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
    - tree [N. Amer]
     
  3. Turn a corner or drive around a curve
    "the car corners"

See also:
corneous
cornerback

Anagrams containing the word corner

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