Corner
Where walls join
A corner is where two lines, edges, or surfaces meet at an angle.
Rooms have corners; streets have corners where roads intersect.
A corner can be a remote or secluded spot: a quiet corner of the garden.
To corner someone is to trap them with no escape route, literally or figuratively: The reporter cornered the senator about the scandal.
To cut corners is to take shortcuts, often compromising quality.
To paint yourself into a corner is to leave yourself no options.
In business, to corner a market is to gain enough control to manipulate prices.
Sheltered corner or alcove
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- junctionPoint where things meet
alcove · recess · cranny · bend · turning · vertex · point · juncture
Point where paths meet
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- stoplightIntersection flow controller
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
block · curb · lamppost · newsstand · vendor · pedestrian · traffic · pavement
Confined without options
hemmed in · no escape · backed up · dead end · tight spot · predicament · catch · snare
Fine-edged, or astute
- hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses
- bendCurve or flex
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
banking · steering · drift · skid · apex · racing line · switchback · chicane
Cloth symbol or signal
- kickFoot-delivered strike
- crossPass from side to side
- headerTop line of document
- deliveryConveyance of goods
set piece · near post · far post · curling · inswinger · outswinger · penalty area · goalkeeper
One seller, no substitutes
- controlAuthority to direct
- dominateControl through superior strength
- captureTake into custody
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
commodity · trading · futures · stockpile · hoard · scarcity · manipulation · supply
nook
Sheltered corner or alcove
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
junction · alcove · recess · cranny · bend · turning · vertex · point · juncture · meeting point
intersection
Point where paths meet
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- stoplightIntersection flow controller
sidewalk · block · curb · lamppost · newsstand · vendor · pedestrian · traffic · pavement · crossing
boxed in
Confined without options
confined · hemmed in · no escape · backed up · dead end · tight spot · predicament · catch · snare · bind
sharp
Fine-edged, or astute
tight · banking · steering · drift · skid · apex · racing line · switchback · chicane · navigate
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
delivery · set piece · near post · far post · curling · inswinger · outswinger · penalty area · goalkeeper · clearance
monopoly
One seller, no substitutes
speculation · commodity · trading · futures · stockpile · hoard · scarcity · manipulation · supply · cartel
ringside
Seats nearest the bout
trainer · towel · bell · bout · round · second · knockdown · referee · canvas · neutral
cabinet
Enclosed storage furniture
unit · bookcase · hutch · cupboard · stand · TV stand · curio · whatnot · entertainment center · banquette
- around the cornerVery close in time/space
- cut cornersReduce effort or cost improperly
- cutting cornersReducing effort improperly
- street cornerWhere two roads intersect
- turn a cornerChange trajectory at intersection
- just around the cornerVery close temporally
corners, cornered, cornering, cornerstone, cornerstones, cornet, cornets, cornice, cornices