Definitions:

1. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building noun
   • Let's meet at the north east corner of the library.
2. a place off to the side of an area noun
   • The ball bounced to the rightfield corner.
3. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible noun
   • The cops got them into a tight corner with those gun charges.
4. a projecting part where two sides or edges meet noun
   • They broke the corner off that sculpture.
5. a remote area noun
   • In many corners of the world, slavery is still practiced.
6. a small concavity noun
   • They were found hiding in a corner under an old blanket.
7. a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade noun
   • They think they have a corner on the silver market, but we'll show them!
8. an interior angle formed by two meeting walls noun
   • A clown danced alone in one corner of the room.
9. the intersection of two streets noun
   • They were standing on the corner, watching people pass by.
10. the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect noun
    • The corners of a cube are where the planes meet.
11. the point where two lines meet or intersect noun
    • The corners of a rectangle are 90 degrees.
12. to force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape verb
    • Lions react angrily when they are cornered.
13. to gain control over verb
    • The youths were trying to corner the market for snow removal.
14. to turn a corner verb
    • This car corners really fast.

Synonyms:

• box
• nook
• quoin
• recession
• street corner
• tree
• turning point

NearBy Words:

• cornerback
• cornered
• cornerstone