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corner::noun | Spocien Dictionary

corner

/'kɔrnər/

an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

Type	Words
Synonyms	nook
Type of	area
Has types	inglenook, chimney corner, amen corner

a piano was in one corner of the room.

corner::noun | Spocien Dictionary

corner

/'kɔrnər/

a small concavity

Type	Words
Synonyms	niche, recess, recession
Type of	incurvation, concavity, concave shape, incurvature
Has types	pharyngeal recess

corner::noun | Spocien Dictionary

corner

/'kɔrnər/

a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

Type	Words
Synonyms	box
Type of	predicament, quandary, plight

his lying got him into a tight corner.

corner::noun | Spocien Dictionary

corner

/'kɔrnər/

the intersection of two streets

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::verb | Spocien Dictionary

corner

/'kɔrnər/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	tree
Type of	channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer

corner::noun | Spocien Dictionary

corner

/'kɔrnər/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	quoin
Type of	construction, structure

corner::noun | Spocien Dictionary

corner

/'kɔrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

Type	Words
Type of	country, area

he tripled to the rightfield corner.

the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean.

corner::noun | Spocien Dictionary

corner

/'kɔrnər/

a projecting part where two sides or edges meet

Type	Words
Type of	piece, part

he knocked off the corners.

corner::noun | Spocien Dictionary

corner

/'kɔrnər/

a remote area

Type	Words
Type of	country, area

in many corners of the world they still practice slavery.

corner::noun | Spocien Dictionary

corner

/'kɔrnər/

a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade

Type	Words
Type of	monopoly

a corner on the silver market.

corner::verb | Spocien Dictionary

corner

/'kɔrnər/

gain control over

Type	Words
Type of	control, command

corner the gold market.

corner::noun | Spocien Dictionary

corner

/'kɔrnər/

the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect

Type	Words
Type of	point

the corners of a cube.

corner::noun | Spocien Dictionary

corner

/'kɔrnər/

the point where two lines meet or intersect

Type	Words
Type of	point
Has types	canthus

the corners of a rectangle.

corner::verb | Spocien Dictionary

corner

/'kɔrnər/

turn a corner

Type	Words
Type of	turn

the car corners.