corners
Nooks and crannies' kin
Corners is the plural of corner—the points where edges meet, or the angles they form.
Streets have corners where they intersect; rooms have corners where walls join.
To corner someone is to trap them where escape is difficult.
To cut corners is to take shortcuts, often by skimping on quality or effort: They cut corners on safety to save money.
In commerce, to corner a market is to gain controlling influence over it.
Boundary or sharpness
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- nookSheltered corner or alcove
- crannyNarrow opening in surface
- recessPause in activity
alcove · crevice · junction · intersection · perimeter · margin · extremity · outskirts
Geometric measure of rotation
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- right-angleNinety-degree intersection
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- obtuseLacking mental sharpness
triangle · polygon · quadrilateral · protractor · degrees · diagonal · perpendicular · bisect
Point where paths meet
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- traffic-lightIntersection signal device
four-way · crosswalk · turning · block · neighborhood · storefront · sidewalk
Difficult, unpleasant situation
Closed curve shape
- ropesBraided flexible cords
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
- trainerOne who conditions others
- cutmanCombat sport wound treater
towel · bell · round · neutral · red · blue · second · ringside
Quicker alternative path
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- skipTo deliberately exclude
- economizeReduce expenses deliberately
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
cheat · reduce · savings · efficiency · cost-cutting · trimming
edge
Boundary or sharpness
recess · alcove · crevice · junction · intersection · perimeter · margin · extremity · outskirts
angle
Geometric measure of rotation
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- right-angleNinety-degree intersection
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
obtuse · triangle · polygon · quadrilateral · protractor · degrees · diagonal · perpendicular · bisect · interior
intersection
Point where paths meet
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
traffic-light · four-way · crosswalk · turning · block · neighborhood · storefront · sidewalk
predicament
Difficult, unpleasant situation
ring
Closed curve shape
cutman · towel · bell · round · neutral · red · blue · second · ringside
shortcut
Quicker alternative path
compromise · cheat · reduce · savings · efficiency · cost-cutting · trimming
monopoly
One seller, no substitutes
- controlAuthority to direct
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
commodity · supply · scarcity · manipulation · futures · trading · squeeze · stockpile
- Soccer Termsgoals, scoring, shots, shooting, striker
- game boardsgame board, squares, spaces, tiles, hex
- container partslid, handle, bottom, side, sides
- foursfour elements, four directions, four suits, four horsemen, four humors
- chessboardsquares, ranks, files, diagonals, checkered pattern
- climbing gymclimbing wall, bouldering wall, climbing hold, holds, handholds
- 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, cornerstone, cornering, cornerstones, cornerwise, cornerback, cornerbacks, corner of the eye