corner
Where walls meet
A corner is where two lines, edges, or surfaces meet at an angle.
Rooms have corners, pages have corners, streets have corners.
To corner someone is to trap them where escape is difficult: The reporter cornered the senator after the hearing.
To corner a market is to gain control of a commodity's supply.
Something done on the corner happens at a street intersection.
To cut corners is to take shortcuts, often sacrificing quality.
Around the corner means nearby or imminent: Spring is just around the corner.
Recessed area in room
- nicheRecessed wall space
- nookSheltered corner or alcove
- cubbyholeSmall enclosed storage space
- crannyNarrow opening in surface
recess · tucked · cozy · secluded · fireplace · reading · window seat · breakfast nook
Point where edges converge
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- obtuseLacking mental sharpness
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
protractor · degrees · triangle · perpendicular · adjacent · bisect · polygon · quadrilateral
Boundary or sharpness
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- marketVenue for trade
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
captured · controlled · strategic · competitive · gain · positioning
Public urban roadway
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
curb · lamppost · storefront · traffic · pedestrian · newsstand · bustling · neighborhood
Firmly stretched or fitting
- backedGave support to
- trappedUnable to escape
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- bindFasten or obligate
fix · jam · pickle · squeeze · pinch · stuck · boxed in · no escape
alcove
Recessed area in room
cranny · recess · tucked · cozy · secluded · fireplace · reading · window seat · breakfast nook · inglenook
vertex
Point where edges converge
geometry · protractor · degrees · triangle · perpendicular · adjacent · bisect · polygon · quadrilateral · measurement
edge
Boundary or sharpness
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- marketVenue for trade
monopoly · captured · controlled · strategic · competitive · gain · positioning
street
Public urban roadway
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- blockSolid mass, or impede
sidewalk · curb · lamppost · storefront · traffic · pedestrian · newsstand · bustling · neighborhood · district
tight
Firmly stretched or fitting
bind · fix · jam · pickle · squeeze · pinch · stuck · boxed in · no escape · desperate
bend
Curve or flex
blind · banking · apex · handling · drift · swerve · navigate · tight · dangerous · winding
ring
Closed curve shape
blue · stool · trainer · cutman · round · bell · towel · rest · seconds · ringside
cornerprotrusion
Part extending outward
projection · convexity · prominence · bulge · outcropping
- 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
unicorn, cornered, cornerstone, corners, cornucopia, cornering, cornet, cornea, cornice