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corner::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | nook |
| Type of | area |
| Has types | inglenook, chimney corner, amen corner |
a piano was in one corner of the room.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | niche, recess, recession |
| Type of | incurvation, concavity, concave shape, incurvature |
| Has types | pharyngeal recess |
corner::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | box |
| Type of | predicament, quandary, plight |
his lying got him into a tight corner.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | street corner, turning point |
| Type of | crossway, crossroad, carrefour, intersection, crossing |
| Has types | blind corner |
standing on the corner watching all the girls go by.
corner::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | quoin |
| Type of | construction, structure |
Examples of corners
corners
The boys were the publishers'shock troops, tussling for primacy on busy corners.
From the stltoday.com
Fold the dough corners into the round edge, and pinch with your fingers to seal.
From the thenewstribune.com
I fold up the juice-box corners near the top of the box so they look like wings.
From the washingtonpost.com
Ford gained this price advantage by cutting corners in the right places, mostly.
From the foxbusiness.com
Graphical glitches abound, and corners were clearly cut in the audio department.
From the dailyherald.com
My favorite spots were the corners at of Mississippi Avenue in Lafayette Square.
From the stltoday.com
The resistance from many corners is typical, but Jeanne-Claude's absence is new.
From the online.wsj.com
Government officials insist they will not let the utility cut corners on safety.
From the economist.com
If fizzy drinks are to sour, raw sugar cane juice is sold on the street corners.
From the economist.com
- A place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"
- Gain control over; "corner the gold market"
- The point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"
- Force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
- Turn a corner; "the car corners"
- An interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"
- A corner is the place where two lines meet at an angle, and a concave corner of intersecting walls is generally thought to be the least beneficial position to be in a life-or-death situation. ...
- Various obstacles are found in competitive sports involving Horse jumping. These include show jumping, hunter, and the cross-country phase of the equestrian discipline of eventing. ...
- A corner route is a pattern run by a receiver in American Football, where the receiver runs up the field and then turns at approximately a 45 degree angle, heading away from the quarterback towards the sideline. ...
