cor·ner /ˈkɔrnər/
1. a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"
synset: corner
2. the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"
synset: corner
3. an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"
4. the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
synset: corner, street_corner, turning_point
5. the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube"
synset: corner
synset: recess, recession, niche, corner
7. a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market"
synset: corner
8. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
9. a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners"
synset: corner
10. a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
synset: corner
11. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
1. gain control over; "corner the gold market"
synset: corner
2. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
3. turn a corner; "the car corners"
synset: corner
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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