corner
An interior angle formed by two meeting walls.
“a piano was in one corner of the room”
A temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade.
“a corner on the silver market”
The point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect.
“the corners of a cube”
The point where two lines meet or intersect.
“the corners of a rectangle”
A small concavity.
A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible.
“his lying got him into a tight corner”
The intersection of two streets.
“standing on the corner watching all the girls go by”
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone.
A place off to the side of an area.
“he tripled to the rightfield corner”
“the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean”
A projecting part where two sides or edges meet.
“he knocked off the corners”
A remote area.
“in many corners of the world they still practice slavery”
Gain control over.
“corner the gold market”
Turn a corner.
“the car corners”
Force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape.