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noun
- 1. a place or angle where two sides or edges meet: "Jan sat at one corner of the table"
- 2. a location or area, especially one regarded as secluded or remote: "fountains are discovered in quiet corners and sleepy squares" Similar
verb
- 1. force (a person or animal) into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape: "the man was eventually cornered by police dogs" Similar
- 2. control (a market) by dominating the supply of a particular commodity: "whether they will corner the market in graphics software remains to be seen" Similar
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1. a. : the point where converging lines, edges, or sides meet : angle. b. : the place of intersection of two streets or roads. c. : a piece designed to form, mark, or protect a corner. 2. : the angular part or space between meeting lines, edges, or borders near the vertex of the angle. the southwest corner of the state.
CORNER definition: 1. the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, roads, etc.: 2…. Learn more.
A corner is a place where two sides or edges of something meet, or where a road meets another road. There is a table in the corner of the living room. American English : corner / ˈkɔrnər /
noun. the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet. the space between two converging lines or surfaces near their intersection; angle: a chair in the corner of the room. a projecting angle, especially of a rectangular figure or object: He bumped into the corner of the table. the point where two streets meet:
Definitions of corner. noun. the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect. “the corners of a cube” see more. noun. an interior angle formed by two meeting walls. “a piano was in one corner of the room” synonyms: nook. see more. noun. a projecting part where two sides or edges meet. “he knocked off the corners ” see more. noun.
a part of a larger area, often somewhere quiet or far away: remote corner of They live in a remote corner of Scotland, miles from the nearest store. a kick in soccer, or a shot in hockey, that is made to start play again from the corner of the playing area: The referee should have intervened sooner to stop the player taking the corner.
cor·ner. (kôr′nər) n. 1. a. The position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle: the four corners of a rectangle. b. The area enclosed or bounded by an angle formed in this manner: sat by myself in the corner; the corner of one's eye. 2. The place where two roads or streets join or intersect. 3. a.
Definition of corner noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Corner Definition. The point or place where lines or surfaces join and form an angle. The area or space within the angle formed at the joining of lines or surfaces. The corner of a room. The area at the tip of any of the angles formed at a street intersection. The place where two roads or streets join or intersect.
the point or area where two lines, walls, or roads meet: the corner of the table. There was a television in the corner of the room. The restaurant is on/at the corner of Ross Street and Mill Road. Write your name in the top right-hand corner of the answer sheet. Fewer examples.
