Meaning

20 senses
  1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

    The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder.

    the point where two lines meet or intersect

  2. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

    The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.

    The chimney corner was full of cobwebs.

    Ecke, Winkel

    у́голúgol, уголо́кugolók

    кутkut, куто́кkutók

    an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

  3. The projection into space of an angle in a solid object.

    Herbert bruised his shin on the corner of the coffee table.

    Ecke

    у́голúgol

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

  4. An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection.

    The liquor store on the corner also sold lottery tickets.

    Ecke

    у́голúgol

    рігrih

    the intersection of two streets

  5. (Maine)The neighborhood surrounding an intersection of rural roads.

  6. (attributive)Denoting a premises that is in a convenient local location, notionally, but not necessarily literally, on the corner of two streets.

    corner store, corner deli, corner newsagent

  7. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies.

    Shining a light in the dark corners of the mind. I took a trip out to his corner of town.

    уголо́кugolók, коне́цkonéc

  8. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.

    On weekends, Emily liked to find a quiet corner and curl up with a good book.

    Ecke

    у́голúgol, уголо́кugolók, закуто́кzakutók

    куто́кkutók, за́кутокzákutok

  9. An embarrassing situation; a difficulty.

  10. A sufficient interest in a salable security or commodity to allow the cornering party to influence prices.

    In the 1970s, private investors tried to get a corner on the silver market, but were ultimately unsuccessful.

  11. A sufficient interest in a salable security or commodity to allow the cornering party to influence prices.

    (figuratively)Complete control or ownership of something.

  12. Relating to the playing field.

    One of the four vertices of the strike zone.

    The pitch was just off the corner, low and outside.

Examples

889 sentences
  1. The man walked round the corner.

    Чоловік зайшов за ріг.

    deDer Mann ging um die Ecke.

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  2. Someone is hiding in the corner.

    Хтось ховається у кутку.

    ruКто-то прячется в углу.

    deJemand versteckt sich in der Ecke.

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  3. Christmas is just around the corner.

    Наближається Різдво.

    ruПриближается Рождество.

    deWeihnachten steht vor der Tür.

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  4. Spring is just around the corner.

    Скоро настане весна.

    ruСкоро будет весна.

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  5. Tom is standing in the corner.

    Том стоїть в кутку.

    ruТом стоит в углу.

    deTom steht in der Ecke.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
space in the angle between converging lines or walls:
intersection of two streets:
secret or secluded place:
Русский
By meaning 3
space in the angle between converging lines or walls:
part or region farthest from the center:
secret or secluded place:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
space in the angle between converging lines or walls:

Origin

From Middle English corner, from Anglo-Norman cornere (compare Old French cornier, cornier

From Middle English corner, from Anglo-Norman cornere (compare Old French cornier, corniere (“corner”)), from Old French corne (“corner, angle”, literally “a horn, projecting point”), from Vulgar Latin *corna (“horn”), from Latin cornua, plural of cornū (“projecting point, end, horn”). The sense of "angle, corner" in Old French is not found in Latin or other Romance languages. It was possibly calqued from Frankish *hurnijā (“corner, angle”), which is similar to, and derived from *hurn, the Frankish word for "horn".

From corn + -er. Piecewise doublet of grainer.

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Forms

plural: corners
Singularcorner
Pluralcorners

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the intersection of two streets:street cornerturning point
  • (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone:quoin
  • an interior angle formed by two meeting walls:nook
  • a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible:box
  • a small concavity:recessrecessionniche

Word family

53 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • around the corner
  • in the corner
  • corner of the
  • the corner of
  • on the corner
  • at the corner
  • into a corner
  • the next corner
  • the corner and
  • cut corners
  • on that corner
  • in a corner

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
corner — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto