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Meaning of corner

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  corner
      n 1: a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the
           rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the
           Mediterranean"
      2: the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of
         a rectangle"
      3: an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was
         in one corner of the room" [syn: {corner}, {nook}]
      4: the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner
         watching all the girls go by" [syn: {corner}, {street
         corner}, {turning point}]
      5: the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect;
         "the corners of a cube"
      6: a small concavity [syn: {recess}, {recession}, {niche},
         {corner}]
      7: a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner
         on the silver market"
      8: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is
         impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" [syn:
         {corner}, {box}]
      9: a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked
         off the corners"
      10: a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still
          practice slavery"
      11: (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building;
          especially one formed by a cornerstone [syn: {corner},
          {quoin}]
      v 1: gain control over; "corner the gold market"
      2: force a person or an animal into a position from which he
         cannot escape [syn: {corner}, {tree}]
      3: turn a corner; "the car corners"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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