1. (

• corner ,

) a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean" ;

2. (

• corner

) the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle" ;

3. (

• corner ,
• nook

) an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room" ;

4. (

• corner ,
• street_corner ,
• turning_point

) the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by" ;

5. (

• corner ,

) the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube" ;

6. (

• recess ,
• recession ,
• niche ,
• corner

) a small concavity ;

7. (

• corner

) a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market" ;

8. (

• corner ,
• box

) a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" ;

9. (

• corner

) a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners" ;

10. (

• corner ,

) a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery" ;

11. (

• corner ,
• quoin

) (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone ;

1. (

• corner

) gain control over; "corner the gold market" ;

2. (

• corner ,
• tree

) force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape ;

3. (

• corner

) turn a corner; "the car corners" ;