Search Result:corner
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋkɒrnZ 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊkɒːnә 〕
Overview of noun corner
The noun corner has 11 senses
- corner -- (a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean")
- corner -- (the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle")
- corner, nook -- (an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room")
- corner, street corner, turning point -- (the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by")
- corner -- (the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube")
- recess, recession, niche, corner -- (a small concavity)
- corner -- (a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market")
- corner, box -- (a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner")
- corner -- (a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners")
- corner -- (a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery")
- corner, quoin -- ((architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone)
Overview of verb corner
The verb corner has 3 senses
- corner -- (gain control over; "corner the gold market")
- corner, tree -- (force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape)
- corner -- (turn a corner; "the car corners")