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Corner
corner noun1.a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"2.the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"3.an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"4.the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"5.the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube"6.a small concavity[syn: recess]7.a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market"8.a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"9.a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners"10.a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"11.(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone verb1.gain control over; "corner the gold market"2.force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape3.turn a corner; "the car corners" |
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