- corner
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 where two lines/edges meetADJECTIVE▪ bottom, top▪ left, right▪ left-hand, right-hand▪ back, front▪ lower, upper▪ southern, south-western, etc.▪ outer, outside▪ inner, inside▪ opposite▪ sharp▪ rounded▪
Smooth rounded corners make cleaning easier.
▪ awkward▪Make sure the staircase is well lit, with no awkward corners.
▪ extreme, far, very▪He took a seat in the far corner of the cafe.
CORNER + NOUN▪ booth (esp. AmE), cupboard, office, seat, table▪The waiter led us to a corner table.
▪ cabinet▪ pocket (= on a pool table, etc.)PREPOSITION▪ in a/the corner▪Put your address in the top right-hand corner of the page.
PHRASES▪ the four corners of sth▪the four corners of his bed
▪ right in the corner▪They chose a table right in the corner of the restaurant.
2 of roadsADJECTIVE▪ street▪There were a lot of young men hanging around on street corners.
▪ sharp, tight▪It's a rather sharp corner and she took it a little too fast.
▪ blind▪I hate coming out of that lane because it's a blind corner.
VERB + CORNER▪ round, take, turn▪As they turned the corner all the bags slid to one side.
▪ approachCORNER + NOUN▪ bar (AmE), shop (BrE), store (AmE)▪the local corner shop/store
PREPOSITION▪ around a/the corner, round a/the corner (esp. BrE)▪A white van came around the corner.
▪ at a/the corner▪at the corner of West Street and Park Street
▪Turn right at the first corner.
▪ on a/the corner▪the bank on the corner of Mount Street
3 place/regionADJECTIVE▪ empty, quiet, secluded▪He found a quiet corner and got on with his work.
▪ little, small, tiny▪Welcome to our little corner of Philadelphia.
▪ distant, far, far-flung, remote▪a remote corner of Afghanistan
▪ picturesque▪ dark, darkened, gloomy, shadowed, shadowy▪She sat in a dark corner of the room.
▪ shady, sheltered▪a cool shady corner of the park
▪ forgotten, hidden, obscure, odd, private, secret▪The box had been tucked away in an odd corner of the attic.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the corner▪She tucked herself away in a corner and read all day.
PHRASES▪ a corner of your mind (figurative)▪He pushed the thought back into the darkest corner of his mind.
4 difficult situationADJECTIVE▪ tight▪He's used to talking his way out of tight corners.
VERB + CORNER▪ back sb into, drive sb into, force sb into▪ get sb/yourself into, have sb in▪They had her in a corner and there was nothing she could do about it.
5 in football (soccer), hockey, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ penalty▪ shortVERB + CORNER▪ award (sb)▪The referee awarded a corner.
▪ take▪Moore took the corner.
▪ force, win▪He managed to force a corner.
▪ concede▪James blocked the shot but conceded a corner.
▪ miss▪ clearCORNER + NOUN▪ kick{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbCorner is used with these nouns as the object: ↑market
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
