English synonyms about - contact  

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

corner

noun

1 corner

A place off to the side of an area.

Roget 777: possession, seizin [Law], seisin [Law]; ownership etc. 780; occupancy; hold, holding; tenure, tenancy, feodality, dependency; villenage, ... show more

2 corner

The point where two lines meet or intersect.

Dutch: hoek

3 corner

An interior angle formed by two meeting walls:
— A piano was in one corner of the room.

synonym: nook.

Dutch: hoek, hoekje
Polish: róg, kąt

4 corner

The intersection of two streets:
— Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by.

synonyms: street corner, turning point.

Polish: róg

5 corner

The point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect.

Dutch: hoek

6 corner

A small concavity.

synonyms: niche, recess, recession.

Roget 191: receptacle; inclosure etc. 232; recipient, receiver, reservatory.    compartment; cell, cellule; follicle; hole, corner, niche, ... show more

Roget 244: angularity, angularness; aduncity; angle, cusp, bend; fold etc. 258; notch etc. 257; fork, bifurcation.    ... show more

Dutch: nis, uitsparing

7 corner

A temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade.

8 corner

A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible:
— His lying got him into a tight corner.

synonym: box.

Dutch: hoek

9 corner

A projecting part where two sides or edges meet.

10 corner

A remote area.

Polish: zakątek

11 corner

architecture Solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone.

synonym: quoin.

Polish: węgieł, winkiel

verb

1 corner

Gain control over.

Roget 777: possess, have, hold, occupy, enjoy; be possessed of etc. adj.; have in hand etc. adj.; own etc. 780; ... show more

Roget 706: hinder, impede, filibuster [U.S.], impedite, embarrass.    keep off, stave off, ward off; obviate; avert, antevert; turn aside, draw off, ... show more

2 corner

Force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape.

synonym: tree.

3 corner

Turn a corner.


Moby thesaurus: L, a corner on, aberrancy, aberration, absorb, alcove, angle, apex, asylum, bay, bear raid, bend, bias, bifurcation, bight, blind alley, bolt-hole, bother, bottle up, box ... show more.

Find more on corner elsewhere: etymology - rhymes - Wikipedia.

debug info: 0.0881