- corner⇄adj. 1. at or on a corner.
Ex. a corner house.
2. for a corner.
Ex. a corner cupboard.
3. for making corners.
Ex. a corner chisel. - corner⇄corner, noun, adjective, verb.
- corner⇄expr. around the corner, in the near future; soon to happen, be achieved, or acquired.
Ex. Computers that think ... are only just around the corner (Manchester Guardian Weekly). - corner⇄expr. cut corners,
a. to shorten the way by going across corners.
Ex. The boys ran off to school, cutting corners to avoid being late.
b. to save money, effort, time, labor, or material.
Ex. When the manufacturer cut corners by - corner⇄expr. paint oneself into a corner, to get into a situation from which one cannot extricate oneself.
Ex. When better authors than I am find themselves unable to cope with the problem of a married hero, I'm not going to paint myself into that corner - corner⇄expr. the four corners of the earth, the farthest regions of the earth.
Ex. The Moslem pilgrims come to Mecca from the four corners of the earth. - corner⇄expr. turn the corner, to pass the worst or most dangerous point.
Ex. Economic experts believe that we have now turned the corner. - corner⇄noun cornerer.
- corner⇄noun 1. the place where two lines or surfaces meet.
Ex. the corners of the mouth, the corner of a room.
2. the space between two lines or surfaces near where they meet; angle.
Ex. He was whipped and told to stand in the corner.
- corner⇄v.i. 1a. to round sharp corners at relatively high speeds without sway.
Ex. This heavy make of car corners more safely than any of the other lighter cars we tried.
b. to drive a car around a sharp corner.
Ex. It also rolls somewhat, bu - corner⇄v.t. 1. to put in a corner; drive into a corner.
Ex. cornered in the coziest nook of all (Robert Browning).
2. (Figurative.) to force into a difficult position; drive into a place from which escape is impossible.
Ex. The police cornere