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Definition corner in British English

corner noun

[countable] noun
/ˈkɔː(r)nə(r)/
1

the part of something square or rectangular where two edges meet

Example

Watch the baby - that table has sharp corners.

Example

The date is displayed in the corner of the screen.

Example

I had to park in the far corner of the car park.

Example

That's me, in the bottom right-hand corner of the picture.

Synonyms and related words
centre circumference contour
1.1

a place where two sides or walls meet, usually inside a room or a box

Example

In a dark corner of the room stood a tall man.

Example

She sat in the corner reading.

Synonyms and related words
cavity wall chimney breast clerestory
2

a place where two roads or paths meet

Example

I get my newspaper from the shop on the corner.

Example

As she turned the corner into Bank Street, she saw us.

Example

people begging on street corners

Synonyms and related words
bend black spot bus lane
2.1

a sharp bend in a road, where you cannot see what is coming

Example

Slow down for the corner.

Synonyms and related words
bend black spot bus lane
3

the end of your mouth or eye

Example

A tear trickled from the corner of her eye.

Example

The corners of his mouth turned down disapprovingly.

Synonyms and related words
Adam’s apple agape corner corneal corner ocular
4

a small area away from the centre, especially one that is quiet, peaceful, or secret

Example

Let's find a quiet corner and talk about it.

Example

Plant it in a sunny corner of your garden.

Example

People came from the four corners of the earth to take part in these games.

Synonyms and related words
apex back back end
5

a difficult situation that you cannot easily escape from

Example

The government is in a corner on the subject of taxes.

Example

We've got out of tighter corners than this!

Example

They had me forced into a corner, and I had to admit the truth.

Synonyms and related words
crisis battle nightmare
6

in football, hockey etc, a kick or hit that one team is allowed to take from a corner of the field, near the goal where they are trying to score

Example

England's first goal came from a corner.

Synonyms and related words
backhand backhander ball
7

in boxing or wrestling, one of the corners of the square ring where the fighting happens

Synonyms and related words
arm-wrestling bantamweight bare-knuckle
8

to have or hold a monopoly on something, to monopolize something

Example

Because of its time to time technical innovation and purpose-built software, Microsoft has managed to get a corner on software market for years.

Definition corner in British English