CORNER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the intersection of two streets
   Synonym(s)
   • street corner (what does street corner mean?)
   • turning point (what does turning point mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • standing on the corner watching all the girls go by
   Hypernyms(s) corner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • intersection (what does intersection mean?)
   • crossroad (what does crossroad mean?)
   • crossway (what does crossway mean?)
   • crossing (what does crossing mean?)
   • carrefour (what does carrefour mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • blind corner (what does blind corner mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building
   • especially one formed by a cornerstone
   Synonym(s)
   • quoin (what does quoin mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) corner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an interior angle formed be two meeting walls
   Synonym(s)
   • nook (what does nook mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a piano was in one corner of the room
   Hypernyms(s) corner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • area (what does area mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • amen corner (what does amen corner mean?)
   • chimney corner (what does chimney corner mean?)
   • inglenook (what does inglenook mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the point where two lines meet or intersect
   Usage Example(s)
   • the corners of a rectangle
   Hypernyms(s) corner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • point (what does point mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • canthus (what does canthus mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a place off to the side of an area
   Usage Example(s)
   • he tripled to the rightfield corner
   • he glanced out of the corner of his eye
   Hypernyms(s) corner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • area (what does area mean?)
   • country (what does country mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a remote area
   Usage Example(s)
   • in many corners of the world they still practice slavery
   Hypernyms(s) corner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • area (what does area mean?)
   • country (what does country mean?)
7. Meaning
   • the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
   Usage Example(s)
   • the corners of a cube
   Hypernyms(s) corner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • point (what does point mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a projecting part that is corner-shaped
   Usage Example(s)
   • he knocked off the corners
   Hypernyms(s) corner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • part (what does part mean?)
   • piece (what does piece mean?)
9. Meaning
   • a small concavity
   Synonym(s)
   • niche (what does niche mean?)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
   • recession (what does recession mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) corner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • concave shape (what does concave shape mean?)
   • concavity (what does concavity mean?)
   • incurvation (what does incurvation mean?)
   • incurvature (what does incurvature mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pharyngeal recess (what does pharyngeal recess mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
10. Meaning
    • a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
    Synonym(s)
    • box (what does box mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • his lying got him into a tight corner
    Hypernyms(s) corner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • predicament (what does predicament mean?)
    • quandary (what does quandary mean?)
    • plight (what does plight mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • corner (what does corner mean?)
11. Meaning
    • a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
    Usage Example(s)
    • a corner on the silver market
    Hypernyms(s) corner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • monopoly (what does monopoly mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • corner (what does corner mean?)

CORNER as VERB

1. Meaning
   • turn a corner
   Usage Example(s)
   • the car corners
   Hypernyms(s) corner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)
   • street corner (what does street corner mean?)
   • turning point (what does turning point mean?)
2. Meaning
   • force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
   Hypernyms(s) corner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • steer (what does steer mean?)
   • maneuver (what does maneuver mean?)
   • manoeuver (what does manoeuver mean?)
   • manoeuvre (what does manoeuvre mean?)
   • direct (what does direct mean?)
   • point (what does point mean?)
   • head (what does head mean?)
   • guide (what does guide mean?)
   • channelize (what does channelize mean?)
   • channelise (what does channelise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)
   • box (what does box mean?)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
   • recession (what does recession mean?)
   • niche (what does niche mean?)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)
   • nook (what does nook mean?)
3. Meaning
   • gain control over
   Usage Example(s)
   • corner the gold market
   Hypernyms(s) corner is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • control (what does control mean?)
   • command (what does command mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)