Definition of Corner

Noun

• (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building
  especially one formed by a cornerstone
  quoin
• 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"
  box
• a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
  "a corner on the silver market"
  
• a small concavity
  recess recession niche
• 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"
  - street corner - turning point
• an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
  "a piano was in one corner of the room"
  nook
• 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
  tree
• gain control over
  "corner the gold market"
  

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