corner
1. a place off to the side of an area (Freq. 20)
- he tripled to the rightfield corner
- the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean
• Hypernyms:
area, country
2. the point where two lines meet or intersect (Freq. 15)
- the corners of a rectangle
• Hypernyms:
point
• Hyponyms:
canthus
3. an interior angle formed by two meeting walls (Freq. 11)
- a piano was in one corner of the room
• Syn:
nook
• Hypernyms:
area
• Hyponyms:
amen corner, chimney corner, inglenook
• Part Holonyms:
building, edifice
4. the intersection of two streets (Freq. 9)
- standing on the corner watching all the girls go by
• Syn:
street corner, turning point
• Hypernyms:
intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
• Hyponyms:
blind corner
5. the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect (Freq. 5)
- the corners of a cube
• Hypernyms:
point
6. a small concavity (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
recess, recession, niche
• Derivationally related forms:
recess (for: recess)
• Hypernyms:
concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
• Hyponyms:
pharyngeal recess
7. a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade (Freq. 1)
- a corner on the silver market
• Hypernyms:
monopoly
8. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible (Freq. 1)
- his lying got him into a tight corner
• Syn:
box
• Hypernyms:
predicament, quandary, plight
9. a projecting part where two sides or edges meet (Freq. 1)
- he knocked off the corners
• Hypernyms:
part, piece
10. a remote area
- in many corners of the world they still practice slavery
• Hypernyms:
area, country
11. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building;
especially one formed by a cornerstone
• Syn:
quoin
• Topics:
architecture
• Hypernyms:
structure, construction
• Part Holonyms:
building, edifice
1. gain control over (Freq. 1)
- corner the gold market
• Hypernyms:
control, command
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
• Syn:
tree
• Hypernyms:
steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct,
point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. turn a corner
- the car corners
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
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