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corner

nounverb /kɔrnər/ 2 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 8 WWF 10
Definitions
noun

an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

“a piano was in one corner of the room”

noun

a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade

“a corner on the silver market”

verb

gain control over

“corner the gold market”

noun

the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect

“the corners of a cube”

noun

the point where two lines meet or intersect

“the corners of a rectangle”

verb

turn a corner

“the car corners”

noun

a small concavity

noun

a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

“his lying got him into a tight corner”

noun

the intersection of two streets

“standing on the corner watching all the girls go by”

verb

force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

noun

solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

noun

a place off to the side of an area

“he tripled to the rightfield corner”

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