corner

UK /ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/ US /ˈkɔɹnɚ/

noun 6verb 5name 5intj 1

Collocations

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1

(noun.) where two lines/edges meet

ADJ

bottom, top | left/left-hand, right/right-hand | back, front | lower, upper | southern, south-western, etc. | external, outer, outside | inner, inside, internal | opposite | overhanging, projecting | sharp

rounded

The table has rounded corners so the children won't bump their heads.

awkward

The old desk had an awkward corner that made it difficult to fit through the doorway.

extreme, far, very

She found a quiet spot in the extreme corner of the library to study for her exam.

CORNER + NOUN

cupboard, seat, table

She stored her winter clothes in the corner cupboard of the bedroom.

PREP

in a/the ~

The small café in the corner of the street is my favorite place to study.

2

(noun.) of roads

ADJ

street

I waited for my friend at the busy street corner near the shopping center.

sharp, tight

The car nearly skidded as the driver navigated the tight corner too quickly.

blind

The accident happened at a blind corner where drivers couldn't see oncoming traffic.

VERB + CORNER

round, take, turn

When the taxi rounded the corner, my coffee spilled all over my lap.

CORNER + NOUN

shop

I stopped by the corner shop this morning to buy milk and bread.

PREP

around/round a/the ~

She walked around the corner and nearly bumped into her old friend from school.

at a/the ~

We stopped at the corner to wait for the traffic light to change.

on a/the ~

There's a small café on the corner where I always buy my morning coffee.

3

(noun.) place/region

ADJ

quiet

She sat in a quiet corner of the café to read her book.

little, small, tiny

She found a quiet little corner in the library where she could read without any distractions.

distant, far, far-flung, remote

She discovered a charming café in a far corner of the old city during her travels.

picturesque

dark, gloomy, shadowed, shadowy

The old library had a shadowy corner where students liked to study quietly.

shady, sheltered

We found a sheltered corner behind the house where we could sit without the wind.

forgotten, hidden, obscure, odd, secret

She discovered a forgotten corner of the library where old magazines were stacked on dusty shelves.

PREP

in a/the ~

The cat was sleeping in the corner of the bedroom when we came home.

PHRASES

the corner of your mind

She kept her childhood fears tucked away in some distant corner of her mind.

4

(noun.) difficult situation

ADJ

tight

Sarah found herself in a tight corner when she couldn't explain where the missing money had gone.

VERB + CORNER

back/drive/force sb into

get sb/yourself into

If you keep arguing with him, you'll get yourself into a corner that's hard to escape from.

PHRASES

be in a bit of a corner

Sarah was in a bit of a corner when her car broke down before the important meeting.

5

(noun.) in sport

ADJ

penalty | short

VERB + CORNER

award (sb)

The referee awarded them a corner after the defender kicked the ball out of bounds.

take

Sarah took the corner too quickly and nearly hit the pedestrian waiting on the sidewalk.

force, win

The defender made a mistake and gave away a corner kick near the goal.

concede

The defender slid in desperately and conceded a corner in the final minutes.

miss | clear

CORNER + NOUN

kick

Definitions

noun

1

The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder.

2

The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

The chimney corner was full of cobwebs.

They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.

3

The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

Herbert bruised his shin on the corner of the coffee table.

4

The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

The liquor store on the corner also sold lottery tickets.

5

The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

verb

1

To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.

The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand.

In Juazeiro do Norte, demonstrators cornered the mayor inside a bank for hours and called for his impeachment, while thousands of others protested teachers’ salaries.

2

To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.

The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court.

3

To put (someone) in an awkward situation.

4

To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price.

The buyers attempted to corner the shares of the railroad stock, so as to facilitate their buyout.

It's extremely hard to corner the petroleum market because there are so many players.

5

To turn a corner or drive around a curve.

As the stock car driver cornered the last turn, he lost control and spun out.

intj

1

Spoken by service staff such as waiters when walking around a corner, to warn other staff and prevent a collision.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building

quoin

noun — an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

nook

noun — a small concavity

noun — a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is im

box

verb — force a person or an animal into a position from which he ca

tree

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

corner the market

To monopolize a resource or commodity, as with the intent of driving up prices.

"Why, there ain't going to be any wheat left in Chicago by May! If I get in now and buy a long line of cash wheat, where are all these fellows who've sold short going to get it to

paint oneself into a corner

To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.

The Coens [Coen brothers] write their screenplays in a manner as unorthodox as the films that result from them. […] They paint themselves into a corner, plotwise, then perform what

around the corner

Imminent; very soon.

He has been studying hard, but his exam is just around the corner and he's nervous.

turn the corner

To pass the most critical point of some process; to pass out of danger.

POSITIVE signs are starting to emerge in China but economists warn it's too early to tell whether Australia's biggest trading partner is turning the corner.

turn a corner

Alternative form of turn the corner.

And although Tottenham can regain fourth place with a home victory over Manchester United on Sunday, there were plenty of signs that the champions may have turned a corner.

Example Bank

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01

The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder.

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02

The chimney corner was full of cobwebs.

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03

They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was th

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04

The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand.

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05

In Juazeiro do Norte, demonstrators cornered the mayor inside a bank for hours and called for his impeachment, while thousands of others protested teachers’ salaries.

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06

The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, corner is marked as archaic, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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