the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
the space between two converging lines or surfaces near their intersection; angle.
a chair in the corner of the room.
a projecting angle, especially of a rectangular figure or object.
He bumped into the corner of the table.
the point where two streets meet.
the corner of Market and Main Streets.
any narrow, secluded, or secret place.
an awkward or embarrassing position, especially one from which escape is impossible.
Finance. a monopolizing or a monopoly of the available supply of a stock or commodity to a point permitting control of price (applied only when monopoly price is exacted).
from every corner of the empire.
Surveying.
the point of intersection of the section lines of a land survey, often marked by a monument or some object, as a pipe that is set or driven into the ground.
a stake, tree, or rock marking the intersection of property lines.
a piece to protect the corner of anything.
Baseball. Usually the corners first base or third base.
Votto is out on strikes for the third out, and the Reds leave runners on the corners.
Baseball.
any point on the line forming the left or right boundary of home plate.
a pitch on the corner.
the area formed by the intersection of the foul line and the outfield fence.
Boxing.
the immediate area formed by any of the four angles in the ring.
one of the two assigned corners where a boxer rests between rounds and behind which the handlers sit during a fight.
Soccer. corner kick.
situated on or at a corner where two streets meet.
a corner drugstore.
made to fit or be used in a corner.
a corner cabinet.
to furnish with corners.
to place in or drive into a corner.
to force into an awkward or difficult position or one from which escape is impossible.
He finally cornered the thief.
to gain control of (a stock, commodity, etc.).
to meet in or be situated on or at a corner.
to form a corner in a stock or commodity.
(of an automobile) to turn, especially at a speed relatively high for the angle of the turn involved.
turn the corner, to pass through a crisis safely.
When the fever passed, we knew he had turned the corner.
cut corners,
to use a shorter route.
to reduce costs or care in execution.
cutting corners to meet the foreign competition.
the four corners of the earth, the most distant or remote regions.
They traveled to the four corners of the earth.
rough corners, rude, boorish, or unsophisticated characteristics, manners, or the like.
Despite his rough corners, he was very likable.
the place, position, or angle formed by the meeting of two converging lines or surfaces
a projecting angle of a solid object or figure
the place where two streets meet
any small, secluded, secret, or private place
a dangerous or awkward position, esp from which escape is difficult
a tight corner
any part, region or place, esp a remote place
something used to protect or mark a corner, as of the hard cover of a book
commerce a monopoly over the supply of a commodity so that its market price can be controlled
soccer hockey a free kick or shot from the corner of the field, taken against a defending team when the ball goes out of play over their goal line after last touching one of their players
either of two opposite angles of a boxing ring in which the opponents take their rests
US name: dihedral. mountaineering a junction between two rock faces forming an angle of between 60° and 120°
to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
close at hand
to pass the critical point (in an illness, etc)
(modifier) located on a corner
a corner shop
(modifier) suitable or designed for a corner
a corner table
logic either of a pair of symbols used in the same way as ordinary quotation marks to indicate quasi quotation See quasi-quotation
(tr) to manoeuvre (a person or animal) into a position from which escape is difficult or impossible
finally they cornered the fox
(tr) to furnish or provide with corners
(tr) to place in or move into a corner
(tr)
to acquire enough of (a commodity) to attain control of the market
Also: engross. to attain control of (a market) in such a manner Compare forestall
(intr) (of vehicles, etc) to turn a corner
(intr) to be situated on a corner
(intr) (in soccer, etc) to take a corner
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old French cornier(e), “a corner,” from Vulgar Latin corna, Latin cornua, plural of cornū “(animal) horn” + -er noun suffix; see origin at horn; see also cornu -er )
Corners are everywhere. Two perpendicular lines form a corner. Rooms and streets have corners too. If a child misbehaves in class, the teacher might make him stand in the corner. The key to a corner is that it leads in two directions: when you look at the corner of a room, you could hang a picture to the right or left of the corner, but not in the corner itself. A street corner usually has a street sign and sometimes a bus stop, too. A square table has four corners, but a round table doesn't have any corner. Notice how when you look straight at a corner, there's nowhere to go? That's why corner is also a verb. If you say, "I cornered him," it means you trapped him and gave him nowhere to turn. Whenever we don't see a lot of options, we feel cornered.
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Even as culture permeates up from the internet, being around the corner is important.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
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From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
You can also use a resealable plastic baggie with the corner snipped as a makeshift piping bag.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Imagine a small fire breaking out in one corner of your kitchen.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
From the corner of my eye, I spot something that I missed before—a vase of red flowers sitting on the windowsill.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Their numbers increased exponentially as droves began "fleeing the Covid mess … on the East Coast and West Coast," says Mark Corner, president of Southwest Montana Realtors.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Speaking outside court, McKee's sister Nichola Corner said the justice system had "completely failed" her family.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Proponents like Mark Borman of Bridge & Corner, which hosts film production in the area, said the BID could address environmental concerns affecting the well-being of their tenants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Charlamagne was born Lenard Larry McKelvey and raised in Moncks Corner, S.C., by a father who worked construction and a mother who taught English.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Winner’s picture on the front page, Cobble’s Corner in the background.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
Sentinels stand on the plot’s four corners: kousa dogwood, favored for its red accents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Cut the pastry into roughly nine 3-inch squares and tuck each one into a prepared muffin tin, leaving the corners to rise jauntily above the cups.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
County leaders initially embraced Rucci’s plan, pointing to the promise of an estimated $28 million in annual tax revenue and 1,600 construction jobs in one of California’s poorer corners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The team recognised that the issue was that Russell was less comfortable with the car in the medium and high-speed corners of the middle sector.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Then her mouth turned down at the corners, and she passed the parchment to Jonn and Marlie.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
Prime Video has cornered the market on young-adult fiction, catering to a massive audience of women and girls who want to escape into love stories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Christ was cornered — pay taxes to Rome, or be branded a traitor — and so he turned the trap into a statement about the limits of power.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
On June 29, when another tremor cornered Gil even further, teams from El Salvador and Costa Rica entered through a parking lot connected to the area where they believed Gil was.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
We’re frankly confused how Auchincloss cornered himself into this one.
From Slate ● May 30, 2026
When they had it cornered in a shop doorway, she ran at him and he leaped aside with a scream that was not all self-mockery.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
I hate that feeling of overspilled momentum when cornering and braking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
With ambitions of cornering the electric vehicle market, India is also on the lookout for critical minerals such as lithium -- another resource Australia has in abundance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Western security officials fear the Yemeni faction could start staging attacks out of East Africa, effectively cornering shipping from both coastlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
F1 cars use so-called 'venturi' underbodies to accelerate the airflow and create an area of low pressure that sucks the car to the ground to increase cornering performance.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
“I see what you’re doing,” she’d accused Sarai one night, cornering her in the garden.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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