1. (noun) corner
a place off to the side of an area
Synonyms: recess, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, turning point
2. (noun) corner
the point where two lines meet or intersect
Synonyms: recess, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, turning point
3. (noun) corner, nook
an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
Synonyms: recess, corner, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, turning point
4. (noun) corner, street corner, turning point
the intersection of two streets
Synonyms: recess, corner, box, street corner, landmark, nook, watershed, recession, niche, quoin, turning point
5. (noun) corner
the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
Synonyms: recess, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, turning point
6. (noun) recess, recession, niche, corner
a small concavity
Synonyms: nook, recessional, quoin, deferral, respite, corner, receding, recess, ceding back, break, time out, recession, ecological niche, inlet, street corner, niche, box, turning point
7. (noun) corner
a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
Synonyms: recess, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, turning point
8. (noun) corner, box
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
Synonyms: recess, corner, box, box seat, street corner, nook, loge, recession, niche, quoin, boxful, turning point, boxwood
9. (noun) corner
a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
Synonyms: recess, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, turning point
10. (noun) corner
a remote area
Synonyms: recess, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, turning point
11. (verb) corner, quoin
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
Synonyms: recess, corner, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, coigne, turning point, coign
12. (verb) corner
gain control over
Synonyms: tree
13. (verb) corner, tree
force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
Synonyms: shoetree, tree, corner
14. (verb) corner
turn a corner
Synonyms: tree
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