CORNER

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

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