corner, n.
(corners)
freq. cnt. 66
(corners)
freq. cnt. 66
a place off to the side of an area
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 20
corner
sample sentences
"he tripled to the rightfield corner""the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"
semantic pointers
hypernym
the point where two lines meet or intersect
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 15
corner
an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 11
corner nook
sample sentences
"a piano was in one corner of the room"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
part holonym
the intersection of two streets
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 2
corner street corner turning point
sample sentences
"standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
corner
sample sentences
"the corners of a cube"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a small concavity
<noun.shape> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
corner niche recess recession
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
corner
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
box corner
sample sentences
"his lying got him into a tight corner"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
corner
sample sentences
"a corner on the silver market"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
<noun.artifact>
corner quoin
semantic pointers
part holonym
hypernym
domain of synset (topic)
a remote area
<noun.location>
corner
sample sentences
"in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
semantic pointers
hypernym