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corner
the intersection of two streets
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noun
the intersection of two streets
“standing on the corner watching all the girls go by”
noun
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
noun
an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
“a piano was in one corner of the room”
noun
the point where two lines meet or intersect
“the corners of a rectangle”
noun
a place off to the side of an area
“he tripled to the rightfield corner”
noun
a remote area
“in many corners of the world they still practice slavery”
noun
the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
“the corners of a cube”
noun
a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
“he knocked off the corners”
noun
a small concavity
noun
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
“his lying got him into a tight corner”
noun
a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
“a corner on the silver market”
verb
turn a corner
“the car corners”
verb
force a person or an animal into a position from which they cannot escape
verb
gain control over
“corner the gold market”
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Example Sentences
standing on the corner watching all the girls go by
a piano was in one corner of the room
the corners of a rectangle
he tripled to the rightfield corner
the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean
in many corners of the world they still practice slavery
the corners of a cube
he knocked off the corners
his lying got him into a tight corner
a corner on the silver market
the car corners
corner the gold market
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