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Corner

noun/kɹˈʌsᵻz/
Definition
a place off to the side of an area
the point where two lines meet or intersect
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈʌsᵻz/
🇬🇧British English
/kˈɔːnə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kˈɔːnə/
2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʌsᵻz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna place off to the side of an area
“he tripled to the rightfield corner”
nounthe point where two lines meet or intersect
“the corners of a rectangle”
nounan interior angle formed by two meeting walls
“a piano was in one corner of the room”
nounthe intersection of two streets
“standing on the corner watching all the girls go by”
nounthe point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
“the corners of a cube”
nouna small concavity
nouna temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
“a corner on the silver market”
nouna predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
“his lying got him into a tight corner”
nouna projecting part where two sides or edges meet
“he knocked off the corners”
nouna remote area
“in many corners of the world they still practice slavery”
noun(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
verbgain control over
“corner the gold market”
verbforce a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
verbturn a corner
“the car corners”
Word Forms
cornerverbforce a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
recessverbmake a recess in
cornernouna temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Ecke
ein Ort abseits eines Gebiets
🇫🇷French
coin
un endroit à côté d'une zone
🇪🇸Spanish
esquina
un lugar al costado de un área
🇮🇹Italian
angolo
un posto a lato di un'area
🇳🇱Dutch
hoek
een plaats aan de zijkant van een gebied
🇵🇹Portuguese
canto
um lugar ao lado de uma área
🇷🇺Russian
угол
место в стороне от местности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कोना
किसी क्षेत्र के किनारे स्थित एक स्थान
🇧🇩Bengali
কোণ
একটি এলাকার পাশে একটি জায়গা বন্ধ
🇮🇳Tamil
மூலையில்
ஒரு பகுதியின் பக்கத்தில் ஒரு இடம்
🇮🇳Telugu
మూలలో
ఒక ప్రాంతం వైపు నుండి ఒక స్థలం
🇮🇳Marathi
कोपरा
क्षेत्राच्या बाजूला एक जागा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ખૂણો
વિસ્તારની બાજુની જગ્યા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೂಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ
ಒಂದು ಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಬದಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ಸ್ಥಳ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മൂല
ഒരു പ്രദേശത്തിൻ്റെ വശത്തുള്ള ഒരു സ്ഥലം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੋਨਾ
ਇੱਕ ਖੇਤਰ ਦੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਵੱਲ ਇੱਕ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
کونے
کسی علاقے کے اطراف میں ایک جگہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
角落
某个区域旁边的地方
🇯🇵Japanese
コーナー
エリアの端から離れた場所
🇰🇷Korean
모서리
지역 옆에 있는 장소
🇻🇳Vietnamese
góc
một nơi ở bên cạnh một khu vực
🇹🇭Thai
มุม
สถานที่ออกไปด้านข้างของพื้นที่
🇮🇩Indonesian
sudut
suatu tempat di samping suatu area
🇵🇭Filipino
sulok
isang lugar sa gilid ng isang lugar
🇲🇾Malay
sudut
tempat di tepi sesuatu kawasan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ركن
مكان على جانب المنطقة
🇮🇷Persian
گوشه
مکانی در کنار یک منطقه
🇹🇷Turkish
köşe
bir bölgenin kenarında bir yer
🇮🇱Hebrew
קֶרֶן
מקום בצד של אזור
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'corner'?
The primary meaning of 'corner' is 'a place off to the side of an area'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'corner' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'corner' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'corner' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'corner' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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