Corner Meaning

There are 14 meaning(s) for word Corner

Meaning 1 : an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

    Example : a piano was in one corner of the room

    Synonyms : nook
Meaning 2 : a small concavity

    Synonyms : niche,  recess,  recession
Meaning 3 : a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

    Example : his lying got him into a tight corner

    Synonyms : box
Meaning 4 : the intersection of two streets

    Example : standing on the corner watching all the girls go by

    Synonyms : street corner,  turning point
Meaning 5 : force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

    Synonyms : tree
Meaning 6 : (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

    Synonyms : quoin
Meaning 7 : a place off to the side of an area

    Example : he tripled to the rightfield corner,the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean

Meaning 8 : a projecting part where two sides or edges meet

    Example : he knocked off the corners

Meaning 9 : a remote area

    Example : in many corners of the world they still practice slavery

Meaning 10 : a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade

    Example : a corner on the silver market

Meaning 11 : gain control over

    Example : corner the gold market

Meaning 12 : the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect

    Example : the corners of a cube

Meaning 13 : the point where two lines meet or intersect

    Example : the corners of a rectangle

Meaning 14 : turn a corner

    Example : the car corners