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Antonyms for corner

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kawr-ner
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔr nər

Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • "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

Synonyms for corner

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