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corner

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/

The English word “corner” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
  2. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.
  3. The projection into space of an angle in a solid object.
  4. An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection.
  5. The neighborhood surrounding an intersection of rural roads.
  6. Denoting a premises that is in a convenient local location, notionally, but not necessarily literally, on the corner of two streets.
  7. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies.
  8. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.
  9. An embarrassing situation; a difficulty.
  10. A sufficient interest in a salable security or commodity to allow the cornering party to influence prices.
  11. Complete control or ownership of something.
  12. One of the four vertices of the strike zone.
  13. First base or third base.
  14. A corner kick.
  15. A cornerback.
  16. The corner of the ring, which is where the boxer rests before and during a fight.
  17. The group of people who assist a boxer during a bout.
  18. A place where people meet for a particular purpose.
  19. A point scored in a rubber at whist.

verb

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

Etymology

From Middle English corner, from Anglo-Norman cornere (compare Old French cornier, corniere (“corner”)), from Old French corne (“corner, angle”, literally “a horn, projecting point”), from Vulgar Latin *corna (“horn”), from Latin cornua, plural of cornū (“projecting point, end, horn”). The sense of "angle, corner" in Old French is not found in Latin or other Romance languages. It was possibly…

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