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 corner


Noun
  • (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
  • a remote area
    • in many corners of the world they still practice slavery
  • a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
    • he knocked off the corners
  • a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
    • his lying got him into a tight corner
  • a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
    • a corner on the silver market
  • a small concavity
  • the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
    • the corners of a cube
  • the intersection of two streets
    • standing on the corner watching all the girls go by
  • an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
    • a piano was in one corner of the room
  • 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
    • the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean

Verb
  • 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
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