corner

corner is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

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Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɔrnɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɔːnə(r)/

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• Hyphenation: cor‧ner

Noun

Singular corner

Plural corners

1. (countable) A corner is the place where two lines or edges meet.

   They live on the corner of Main Street and Dundas.

   Just put it on the table in the corner of the room.

2. In business, a corner is a monopoly.

Related words

• angle
• vertex

Verb

Plain form corner

Third-person singular corners

Past tense cornered

Past participle cornered

Present participle cornering

1. To corner someone is to get someone into a place where he or she cannot leave.
   • Synonym: trap

   Jessy cornered him in the supply room and wouldn't let him leave.

2. To go around corners.
   • Synonym: turn

   The car really corners well. Turns are easy for it.

Related words

• around the corner
• corner the market
• cut corners