Corner Definition
kôrnər
cornered, cornering, corners
noun
corners
The point or place where lines or surfaces join and form an angle.
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The area or space within the angle formed at the joining of lines or surfaces.
The corner of a room.
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The area at the tip of any of the angles formed at a street intersection.
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The place where two roads or streets join or intersect.
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Either side of home plate, toward or away from the batter.
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verb
cornered, cornering, corners
To drive or force into a corner or awkward position, so that escape is difficult.
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To meet at or abut (on) a corner.
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To get a monopoly on (a stock or commodity)
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To turn corners.
A car that corners easily.
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To come together or be situated on or at a corner.
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Synonyms:
adjective
At or on a corner.
A corner store.
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Used in a corner.
A corner table.
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idiom
around the corner
- About to happen; imminent.
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around the corner
- in the immediate vicinity or future
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cut corners
- to take a direct route by going across corners
- to cut down expenses, time, labor, etc.
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in someone's corner
- allied with or supporting someone
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out of the corner of one's eye
- by means of one's peripheral vision
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Corner
- around the corner
- around the corner
- cut corners
- in someone's corner
- out of the corner of one's eye
- the (four) corners of the earth
- turn the corner
Origin of Corner
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From Middle English corner, from Anglo-Norman cornere (compare Old French cornier, corniere (“corner”)), from Old French corne (“corner, angle”, literally “a horn, projecting point”), from Vulgar Latin *corna (“horn”), from Latin cornua, plural of cornū (“projecting point, end, horn”). More at hirn.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Anglo-Norman from Old French corne corner, horn from Vulgar Latin corna from Latin cornua pl. of cornū horn, point ker-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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