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English to English noun
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a place off to the side of an area |  | Example: he tripled to the rightfield corner
the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean
source: wordnet30
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the point where two lines meet or intersect | | Example: the corners of a rectangle
source: wordnet30
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an interior angle formed by two meeting walls | | Example: a piano was in one corner of the room
source: wordnet30
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the intersection of two streets | | Example: standing on the corner watching all the girls go by
source: wordnet30
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the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect | | Example: the corners of a cube
source: wordnet30
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a small concavity | | source: wordnet30
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a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade | | Example: a corner on the silver market
source: wordnet30
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a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible | | Example: his lying got him into a tight corner
source: wordnet30
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a projecting part where two sides or edges meet | | Example: he knocked off the corners
source: wordnet30
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a remote area | | Example: in many corners of the world they still practice slavery
source: wordnet30
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(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone | | source: wordnet30
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The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. | | source: webster1913
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A free kick from close to the nearest corner flag post, allowed to the opposite side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line. | | source: webster1913 verb
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gain control over | | Example: corner the gold market
source: wordnet30
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force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape | | source: wordnet30
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turn a corner | | Example: the car corners
source: wordnet30
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To drive into a corner. | | source: webster1913
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