four corners
Where edges meet
Four corners refers to the four corner points of any rectangular area, or the spot where four things meet.
In children's games, four corners names a game where players dash between corners of a room.
The phrase often describes comprehensiveness: We searched the four corners of the earth. (Capitalized Four Corners is the U.S. geographic point.)
comprehensiveness
In all places
- searchingLooking to find
- earthSoil or electrical grounding
- worldPlanet or realm
- far and wideOver great distances
game
Identifier or classifier
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- gym classSchool physical education period
- childrenYoung human beings
running · elimination · chasing · recess · party game · indoor game
everywhere
In all places
tag
Identifier or classifier
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- gym classSchool physical education period
children · running · elimination · chasing · recess · party game · indoor game
- party gamescharades, musical statues, musical chairs, truth or dare, spin the bottle
- foursquadruplets, tetrad, foursome, fourfold, cardinal directions
- playground gamestag, hide and seek, hopscotch, freeze, capture the flag
- group gamesicebreaker, party game, party games, group game, team building
- Number Phrasesone and only, two cents, three strikes, five senses, six feet under
- agility drillsagility ladder, agility drills, cone drills, ladder drill, ladder drills