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")