Corner (Noun)
Meaning 1
A temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
The point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle".
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
Meaning 3
The point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube".
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 4
A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 5
A remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery".
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 6
The intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 7
An interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 8
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 9
A place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean".
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 10
A small concavity.
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Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
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Meaning 11
A projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners".
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).