English dictionary
corner
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the intersection of two streets
noun
- (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
noun
- an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
noun
- the point where two lines meet or intersect
noun
- a place off to the side of an area
noun
- a remote area
noun
- the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
noun
- a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
noun
- a small concavity
noun
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
noun
- a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
verb
- turn a corner
verb
- force a person or an animal into a position from which they cannot escape
verb
- gain control over
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