corner

Meanings

• a place off to the side of an area
  • "he tripled to the rightfield corner"
  • "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"
• the point where two lines meet or intersect
  • "the corners of a rectangle"
• an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
  • "a piano was in one corner of the room"
• the intersection of two streets
  • "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
• the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
  • "the corners of a cube"
• a small concavity
• a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
  • "a corner on the silver market"
• a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
  • "his lying got him into a tight corner"
• a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
  • "he knocked off the corners"
• a remote area
  • "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
• (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
• gain control over
  • "corner the gold market"
• force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
• turn a corner
  • "the car corners"

Synonyms

box, niche, nook, quoin, recess, recession, street corner, tree, turning point