Synonyms for corner
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kawr-ner |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔr nər |
Top 10 synonyms for corner Other synonyms for the word corner
- bring to bay
- catch
- cavity
- cloverleaf
- collar
- compartment
- cranny
- crook
- crossing
- difficulty
- dilemma
- distress
- fix
- fool
- fork
- get on ropes
- have up a tree
- hide-out
- hideaway
- impasse
- impediment
- indentation
- jam
- joint
- junction
- knot
- mousetrap
- nab
- nook
- pickle
- plight
- projection
- put out
- recess
- retreat
- ridge
- scrape
- seize
- shift
- tight spot
- tree
- trick
- trouble
- V
- veer
- Y
Définition of corner
Origin :- late 13c., from Anglo-French cornere (Old French corniere), from Old French corne "horn, corner," from Vulgar Latin *corna, from Latin cornua, plural of cornu "projecting point, end, horn" (see horn (n.)). Replaced Old English hyrne. As an adjective, from 1530s.
- noun angle
- noun niche
- noun predicament
- verb trap
- "You can sleep there," he said, pointing to a cot bed in the corner of the room.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- She's sitting up nights to corner all the Amalgamated Hard-luck on the island.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- His mother lay on a wretched bed in the corner, half stupefied with drink.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- We'll put it across that corner, and have the couch against that wall.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- But the men drank it in—all except Henry, silent in his corner.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- The daily newspaper lay by the stove, with the corner torn accusingly.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- Around the corner came Andrew Lanning with his head bowed in thought.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Sitting lonely in the Dme, I seem to see their ghosts in the corner.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- Vaguely, from the corner of his eye, he felt that Pop had taken the pipe from his mouth.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- He stepped to a corner of the room and by a ring he raised a trapdoor.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
Antonyms for corner
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