Thanks for supporting us:

Corner word meaning and definition

Beside meaning and definition for word "corner", on this page you can find other interesting information too, like synonyms or related words. On bottom of the page we have fun area, like tarot cards, numerology for these Six characters, how to write "corner" with bar codes or hand signs and more.. Table of Contents:

Meaning and definition
Synonyms for corner
See also
Related words or terms

Letter statistic
Hand signs, morse code
Tarot cards, numerology
Other fun
Do you like word(s) »corner«? WordMeaning blackboard for corner

Meaning and definition for "corner" word

Click here if you Hate scroll, Show all | Too long, show scroll
[noun] the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
[noun] (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
[noun] an interior angle formed be two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"
[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"; "he glanced out of the corner of his eye"
[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 that is corner-shaped; "he knocked off the corners"
[noun] a small concavity
[noun] a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
[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
[verb] gain control over; "corner the gold market"
-------------
Click here if you Hate scroll, Show all | Too long, show scroll
\Cor"ner\ (k?r"n?r), n. [OF. corniere, cornier, LL. cornerium, corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See {Horn}.] 1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. 2. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner. 3. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part. From the four corners of the earth they come. --Shak. 4. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook. This thing was not done in a corner. --Acts xxvi. 26. 5. Direction; quarter. Sits the wind in that corner! --Shak. 6. The state of things produced by a combination of persons, who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or species of property, which compels those who need such stock or property to buy of them at their own price; as, a corner in a railway stock. [Broker's Cant] {Corner stone}, the stone which lies at the corner of two walls, and unites them; the principal stone; especially, the stone which forms the corner of the foundation of an edifice; hence, that which is fundamental importance or indispensable. ``A prince who regarded uniformity of faith as the corner stone of his government.'' --Prescott. {Corner tooth}, one of the four teeth which come in a horse's mouth at the age of four years and a half, one on each side of the upper and of the lower jaw, between the middle teeth and the tushes.
\Cor"ner\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cornered} (-n?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cornering}.] 1. To drive into a corner. 2. To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument. 3. To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum.
\Cor"ner\, n. (Association Football) [More fully {corner kick}.] 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.

Synonyms for corner

box, niche, nook, quoin, recess, recession, street corner, turning point

See also: amen corner | area | area | blind corner | building | canthus | carrefour | channelise | channelize | chimney corner | command | concave shape | concavity | construction | control | country | crossing | crossroad | crossway | direct | edifice | guide | head | incurvation | incurvature | inglenook | intersection | maneuver | manoeuvre | monopoly | part | pharyngeal recess | piece | plight | point | point | predicament | quandary | steer | structure | turn |

Related terms: absorb, branching off, buy, buy off, catch, concealment, departure, deviousness, divagation, divergence, dogleg, foxhole, hook, L, nook, oriel, recession, snuggery, trap, veer, vertex, zigzag

The fun area, different aproach to word »corner«

Let's analyse "corner" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: RENROC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1545 milliseconds. [info]

-
Morse code: -.-. --- .-. -. . .-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: corner: 6 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: corner: 3 + 6 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 9 = 37, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (2) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong

Search internet for "corner"

> Search images
> BING Search
> Google (Safe) Search
> Video search
> Translate: corner to Spanish
*Results in new window


Page generated in 0.0140 seconds.