English Dictionary

corner

/ˈkɔɹnɚ/

noun

The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point. / The projection into space of an angle in a solid object.

I saw a cat sitting in the corner.

意味（1）

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

The chimney corner was full of cobwebs.

意味（2）

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

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

意味（3）

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.

意味（4）

(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

意味（5）

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.

意味（6）

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.

意味（7）

An embarrassing situation; a difficulty.

意味（8）

(business, finance) 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.

意味（9）

(baseball) One of the four vertices of the strike zone.

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

意味（10）

(baseball) First base or third base.

There are runners on the corners with just one out.

意味（11）

(soccer) A corner kick.

意味（12）

(American football) A cornerback.

意味（13）

(boxing) The corner of the ring, which is where the boxer rests before and during a fight.

意味（14）

(boxing, by extension) The group of people who assist a boxer during a bout.

意味（15）

A place where people meet for a particular purpose.

Welcome to our English corner.

意味（16）

(obsolete) A point scored in a rubber at whist.