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Corner   /kˈɔrnər/   Listen
Corner

noun
1.
A place off to the side of an area.  "The southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"
2.
The point where two lines meet or intersect.
3.
An interior angle formed by two meeting walls.  Synonym: nook.
4.
The intersection of two streets.  Synonyms: street corner, turning point.
5.
The point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect.
6.
A small concavity.  Synonyms: niche, recess, recession.
7.
A temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade.
8.
A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible.  Synonym: box.
9.
A projecting part where two sides or edges meet.
10.
A remote area.
11.
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone.  Synonym: quoin.
verb
(past & past part. cornered; pres. part. cornering)
1.
Gain control over.
2.
Force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape.  Synonym: tree.
3.
Turn a corner.



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"Corner" Quotes from Famous Books



... from your corner. It must have been some of those youngsters of the Third eavesdropping outside. Chase 'em ...
— The Hero of Garside School • J. Harwood Panting
... the people will build an American opportunity society in which all of us—white and black, rich and poor, young and old—will go forward together arm in arm. Again, let us remember that though our heritage is one of blood lines from every corner of the Earth, we are all Americans pledged to carry on this last, best hope of man ...
— U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses • Various
... recaptures. Valin is the principal authority, and his law will be found well summed up in the 2nd volume of Wildman's Institutes of International Law. There are few cases on the subject; the chief are, Ricard v. Bellenham, 3 Burr, 1734; Yates v. Hall, 3 T.R. 76, 80; Authon v. Fisher, Corner ...
— The Laws Of War, Affecting Commerce And Shipping • H. Byerley Thomson
... thus suddenly confronted his assailants. Fitzurse sprang back two or three paces, and Becket passing by him took up his station between the central pillar and the massive wall which still forms the south-west corner of what was then the chapel of St. Benedict. Here they gathered round him, with the cry, "Absolve the bishops whom you have excommunicated." "I cannot do other than I have done," he replied, and turning to Fitzurse, he added, "Reginald, you ...
— MacMillan's Reading Books - Book V • Anonymous
... big stock of the goods usually kept in a general merchandise store on the frontier. This done, we gave the town the ancient and historical name of Rome. As a starter we donated lots to anyone who would build on them, reserving for ourselves the corner lots and others which were best located. These reserved lots we valued at two hundred and ...
— An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) • Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)


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