Corners
Where lines intersect
Corners is the plural of corner—the points where edges meet or lines intersect.
A room has corners; a street has corners where roads cross.
Corners also names the game of four square or refers to strategic positions: She's painted herself into a corner.
In sports, corners are kicks or throws from the corner of the field.
To cut corners is to take shortcuts, often compromising quality.
Rotations or chances
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses
- blindLacking the sense of sight
rounding · steering · drift · apex · curve · banking · skid · maneuver
Unable to escape
- backedGave support to
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- pinnedFixed firmly, immobilized
stuck · boxed · desperate · escape · nowhere · difficulty · pressure · situation
Rotation between intersecting lines
- edgesOuter limits or boundaries
- nooksSmall sheltered corners
- cranniesSmall narrow openings
- recessesHollows or intermissions
intersections · junctions · vertices · alcoves · niches · crevices · bends · turns
Closed curve shape
- ropesBraided flexible cords
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
- trainerOne who conditions others
- cutmanCombat sport wound treater
towel · bout · bell · round · neutral · red · blue · ringside
One seller, no substitutes
- controlAuthority to direct
- commodityFungible traded good
- futuresContracts for future delivery
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
trading · hoarding · scarcity · price · manipulation · squeeze · supply · stockpiling
turns
Rotations or chances
blind · rounding · steering · drift · apex · curve · banking · skid · maneuver · intersection
trapped
Unable to escape
- backedGave support to
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
pinned · stuck · boxed · desperate · escape · nowhere · difficulty · pressure · situation · painted
angles
Rotation between intersecting lines
recesses · intersections · junctions · vertices · alcoves · niches · crevices · bends · turns · wedges
ring
Closed curve shape
cutman · towel · bout · bell · round · neutral · red · blue · ringside · seconds
monopoly
One seller, no substitutes
speculation · trading · hoarding · scarcity · price · manipulation · squeeze · supply · stockpiling · cartel
kick
Foot-delivered strike
delivery · set piece · box · near post · far post · curling · inswinger · outswinger · assist · penalty area
tucked
Folded or pushed in
forgotten · dusty · dark · remote · secret · quiet · shadowy · out-of-the-way · isolated · private
Cornersthoroughness
Attention to every detail
completeness · diligence · meticulousness · going the extra mile · attention to detail
- 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
corner, cornered, cornering, cornet, cornets, cornerstone, cornerstones