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Noun corner has 11 senses

corner - a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "he glanced out of the corner of his eye"
--₁ is a kind of area, country
corner - the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"
--₂ is a kind of point
--₂ has particulars: canthus
corner, nook - an interior angle formed be two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"
--₃ is a kind of area
--₃ is a part of building, edifice
--₃ has particulars: amen corner; chimney corner, inglenook
Derived form: verb corner₂
corner, street corner, turning point - the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
--₄ is a kind of intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
--₄ has particulars: blind corner
Derived form: verb corner₃
corner - the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube"
--₅ is a kind of point

Derived form: verb corner₂
recess, recession, niche, corner - a small concavity
--₆ is a kind of concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
--₆ has particulars: pharyngeal recess
Derived form: verb corner₂
corner - a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market"
--₇ is a kind of monopoly

Derived form: verb corner₁
corner, box - a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
--₈ is a kind of predicament, quandary, plight

Derived form: verb corner₂
corner - a projecting part that is corner-shaped; "he knocked off the corners"
--₉ is a kind of part, piece
corner - a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
--₁₀ is a kind of area, country
corner, quoin - (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
--₁₁ is a kind of structure, construction
--₁₁ is a part of building, edifice

Verb corner has 3 senses

corner - gain control over; "corner the gold market"
--₁ is one way to control, command

Derived form: noun corner₇
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
corner - force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
--₂ is one way to steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise

Derived forms: noun corner₈, noun corner₆, noun corner₅, noun corner₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
corner - turn a corner; "the car corners"
--₃ is one way to turn

Derived form: noun corner₄
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s