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    corner

    corner - Dictionary definition and meaning for word corner

    Definition
    (noun) a place off to the side of an area
    Example Sentence
    • he tripled to the rightfield corner
    • the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean
    Definition
    (noun) the point where two lines meet or intersect
    Example Sentence
    • the corners of a rectangle
    Definition
    (noun) an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
    Synonyms : nook
    Example Sentence
    • a piano was in one corner of the room
    Definition
    (noun) the intersection of two streets
    Example Sentence
    • standing on the corner watching all the girls go by
    Definition
    (noun) the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
    Example Sentence
    • the corners of a cube
    Definition
    (noun) a small concavity
    Synonyms : niche , recess , recession
    Definition
    (noun) a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
    Example Sentence
    • a corner on the silver market
    Definition
    (noun) a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
    Synonyms : box
    Example Sentence
    • his lying got him into a tight corner
    Definition
    (noun) a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
    Example Sentence
    • he knocked off the corners
    Definition
    (noun) a remote area
    Example Sentence
    • in many corners of the world they still practice slavery
    Definition
    (noun) (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
    Synonyms : quoin
    Definition
    (verb) gain control over
    Example Sentence
    • corner the gold market
    Definition
    (verb) force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
    Synonyms : tree
    Definition
    (verb) turn a corner
    Example Sentence
    • the car corners

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text: great gym right around the corner from
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