corner
IPA: kˈɔrnɝ
noun
- The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
- The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.
- The projection into space of an angle in a solid object.
- An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection.
- (attributive) Denoting a premises that is in a convenient local location, notionally, but not necessarily literally, on the corner of two streets.
- An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies.
- A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.
- An embarrassing situation; a difficulty.
- (business, finance) A sufficient interest in a salable security or commodity to allow the cornering party to influence prices.
- (figuratively) Complete control or ownership of something.
- (heading) Relating to the playing field.
- (baseball) One of the four vertices of the strike zone.
- (baseball) First base or third base.
- (soccer) A corner kick.
- (American football) A cornerback.
- (boxing) The corner of the ring, which is where the boxer rests before and during a fight.
- (boxing, by extension) The group of people who assist a boxer during a bout.
- A place where people meet for a particular purpose.
- (obsolete) A point scored in a rubber at whist.
- One who corns, or preserves food in salt.
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, at the "corner" of three counties.
- A township in Custer County, Nebraska, United States; it is in the north-east corner of the county.
verb
- (transitive) To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
- (transitive) To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
- (transitive) To put (someone) in an awkward situation.
- (finance, business, transitive) To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price.
- (automotive, transitive) To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
- (automotive, intransitive) To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
- (transitive) To supply with corners.
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Examples of "corner" in Sentences
- All the buildings are in the southeast corner of the farm.
- The building is located in the northwest corner of the lot.
- The rack was popularly placed in a corner of the living room.
- A skateboard park is located in the northwest corner of the park.
- The museum is located on the southwest corner of the intersection.
- The earliest part of the building is on the corner of Church Lane.
- The burial chamber is located in the northwest corner of the tomb.
- The basement and the corners of the building are rustically designed.
- Five bronze eagles adorn the balustrades on the corners of the building.
- The corner of the building is rounded off and contains the main entrance.
- Aux Trois Maillets around the corner is a fantastic place for your after signing drinks.
- The a single some-more fabric along a corner is a join stipend for a side corner of a shade.
- "Buy good comics" is the thrust of the argument, with a spin towards Mr Brubaker's corner noirish corner*.
- And the fire in the other corner is the fire of creativity, so often sparked by running and other activity.
- Around the corner is the production truck, which is half the size of the show's normal control room in New York.
- And La Taverna on the other corner is always a favorite, especially for veal; they offer some very creative dishes also.
- That wicker whatnot in the corner is already paid for, as are those lamps you see; and the couch or divan we are sharing has a collapsible back, and can be used as a bed when there are extra in the home.
- He looked at it doubtfully for a moment, then, pointing to a remarkable butterfly (_Vanessa Sifflerius_) depicted in the corner, cried: "It's all right; you'll never make a mistake if you keep this insect in the _right bottom corner_.
- Slide 7: Model presentation (1 / 2) corner geometry planar geometry 1D potential & capacitance calculation for planar and corner regions top / side planar geometry 2007 Vox LW C plan = ε V plan (x) = (x − x0) t t corner cylindrical geometry