Corner 音标拼音: [k'ɔrnɚ]
n . 边角
n . 角落,转角,窘境
vt . 迫至一隅,垄断,使陷入绝境
vi . 相交成角,囤积
边角角落,转角,窘境迫至一隅,垄断,使陷入绝境相交成角,囤积
corner 角落
corner 角
corner n 1 :
a place off to the side of an area ; "
he tripled to the rightfield corner "; "
the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean "
2 :
the point where two lines meet or intersect ; "
the corners of a rectangle "
3 :
an interior angle formed by two meeting walls ; "
a piano was in one corner of the room " [
synonym : {
corner }, {
nook }]
4 :
the intersection of two streets ; "
standing on the corner watching all the girls go by " [
synonym : {
corner }, {
street corner }, {
turning point }]
5 :
the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect ;
"
the corners of a cube "
6 :
a small concavity [
synonym : {
recess }, {
recession }, {
niche },
{
corner }]
7 :
a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade ; "
a corner on the silver market "
8 :
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible ; "
his lying got him into a tight corner " [
synonym :
{
corner }, {
box }]
9 :
a projecting part where two sides or edges meet ; "
he knocked off the corners "
10 :
a remote area ; "
in many corners of the world they still practice slavery "
11 : (
architecture )
solid exterior angle of a building ;
especially one formed by a cornerstone [
synonym : {
corner },
{
quoin }]
v 1 :
gain control over ; "
corner the gold market "
2 :
force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape [
synonym : {
corner }, {
tree }]
3 :
turn a corner ; "
the car corners "
Corner \
Cor "
ner \ (
k ?
r "
n ?
r ),
n . [
OF .
corniere ,
cornier ,
LL .
cornerium ,
corneria ,
fr .
L .
cornu horn ,
end ,
point .
See {
Horn }.]
1 .
The point where two converging lines meet ;
an angle ,
either external or internal .
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2 .
The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point ;
as ,
the chimney corner .
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3 .
An edge or extremity ;
the part farthest from the center ;
hence ,
any quarter or part .
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From the four corners of the earth they come .
--
Shak .
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4 .
A secret or secluded place ;
a remote or out of the way place ;
a nook .
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This thing was not done in a corner . --
Acts xxvi .
26 .
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5 .
Direction ;
quarter .
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Sits the wind in that corner ! --
Shak .
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6 .
The state of things produced by a combination of persons ,
who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or species of property ,
which compels those who need such stock or property to buy of them at their own price ;
as ,
a corner in a railway stock . [
Broker '
s Cant ]
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{
Corner stone },
the stone which lies at the corner of two walls ,
and unites them ;
the principal stone ;
especially ,
the stone which forms the corner of the foundation of an edifice ;
hence ,
that which is fundamental importance or indispensable . "
A prince who regarded uniformity of faith as the corner stone of his government ." --
Prescott .
{
Corner tooth },
one of the four teeth which come in a horse '
s mouth at the age of four years and a half ,
one on each side of the upper and of the lower jaw ,
between the middle teeth and the tushes .
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Corner \
Cor "
ner \,
n . (
Association Football ) [
More fully {
corner kick }.]
A free kick from close to the nearest corner flag post ,
allowed to the opposite side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
Corner \
Cor "
ner \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Cornered } (-
n ?
rd );
p .
pr .
&
vb .
n . {
Cornering }.]
1 .
To drive into a corner .
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2 .
To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment ;
as ,
to corner a person in argument .
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3 .
To get command of (
a stock ,
commodity ,
etc .),
so as to be able to put one '
s own price on it ;
as ,
to corner the shares of a railroad stock ;
to corner petroleum .
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195 Moby Thesaurus words for "
corner ":
L ,
a corner on ,
aberrancy ,
aberration ,
absorb ,
alcove ,
angle ,
apex ,
asylum ,
bay ,
bear raid ,
bend ,
bias ,
bifurcation ,
bight ,
blind alley ,
bolt -
hole ,
bother ,
bottle up ,
box ,
branching off ,
bull raid ,
buy ,
buy back ,
buy in ,
buy into ,
buy off ,
buy on credit ,
buy up ,
cache ,
cant ,
capture ,
carrel ,
catch ,
chevron ,
circuitousness ,
coin ,
collar ,
complete a purchase ,
concealment ,
corner in ,
cornering ,
cove ,
cover ,
covert ,
coverture ,
crank ,
cranny ,
crook ,
crotchet ,
cubby ,
cubbyhole ,
cubicle ,
cul -
de -
sac ,
curve ,
dark corner ,
dead end ,
dead -
end street ,
deadlock ,
declination ,
deflection ,
den ,
departure ,
detour ,
deviance ,
deviancy ,
deviation ,
deviousness ,
digression ,
dilemma ,
discursion ,
disturb ,
divagation ,
divarication ,
divergence ,
diversion ,
dogleg ,
double ,
double a point ,
drift ,
drifting ,
dugout ,
elbow ,
ell ,
engross ,
engrossment ,
errantry ,
exclusive possession ,
excursion ,
excursus ,
exorbitation ,
extremity ,
fix ,
forestall ,
forestallment ,
fork ,
foxhole ,
funk hole ,
furcation ,
go around ,
hairpin ,
halt ,
hideaway ,
hideout ,
hidey hole ,
hiding ,
hiding place ,
hog ,
hole ,
hook ,
impasse ,
indirection ,
inflection ,
inglenook ,
jam ,
knee ,
lair ,
make a buy ,
manipulation ,
monopolization ,
monopolize ,
monopoly ,
nab ,
niche ,
nook ,
obliquity ,
oriel ,
pererration ,
pickle ,
pitchhole ,
plight ,
point ,
procure ,
purchase ,
put out ,
quoin ,
raid ,
rambling ,
rebuy ,
recess ,
recession ,
refuge ,
regrate ,
repurchase ,
retreat ,
rigging ,
roomlet ,
round ,
round a bend ,
round a corner ,
round a point ,
sanctuary ,
scrape ,
secret place ,
seize ,
sheer ,
shift ,
shifting ,
shifting course ,
shifting path ,
skew ,
slant ,
snuggery ,
stalemate ,
stand ,
standstill ,
stash ,
stop ,
straying ,
sweep ,
swerve ,
swerving ,
swinging ,
tack ,
take it all ,
tie up ,
trap ,
tree ,
trouble ,
turn ,
turn a corner ,
turning ,
twist ,
undercovert ,
variation ,
veer ,
vertex ,
wandering ,
warp ,
wash sale ,
washing ,
yaw ,
zag ,
zig ,
zigzag Corner The angle of a house (
Job 1 :
19 )
or a street (
Prov .
7 :
8 ).
"
Corners "
in Neh .
9 :
22 denotes the various districts of the promised land allotted to the Israelites .
In Num .
24 :
17 ,
the "
corners of Moab "
denotes the whole land of Moab .
The "
corner of a field " (
Lev .
19 :
9 ;
23 :
22 )
is its extreme part ,
which was not to be reaped .
The Jews were prohibited from cutting the "
corners ,"
i .
e .,
the extremities ,
of the hair and whiskers running round the ears (
Lev .
19 :
27 ;
21 :
5 ).
The "
four corners of the earth "
in Isa .
11 :
12 and Ezek .
7 :
2 denotes the whole land .
The "
corners of the streets "
mentioned in Matt .
6 :
5 means the angles where streets meet so as to form a square or place of public resort .
The corner gate of Jerusalem (
2 Kings 14 :
13 ;
2 Chr .
26 :
9 )
was on the north -
west side of the city .
Corner -
stone (
Job 38 :
6 ;
Isa .
28 :
16 ),
a block of great importance in binding together the sides of a building .
The "
head of the corner " (
Ps .
118 :
22 ,
23 )
denotes the coping ,
the "
coign of vantage ",
i .
e .,
the topstone of a building .
But the word "
corner stone "
is sometimes used to denote some person of rank and importance (
Isa .
28 :
16 ).
It is applied to our Lord ,
who was set in highest honour (
Matt .
21 :
42 ).
He is also styled "
the chief corner stone " (
Eph .
2 :
20 ;
1 Pet .
2 :
6 -
8 ).
When Zechariah (
10 :
4 ),
speaking of Judah ,
says , "
Out of him came forth the corner ,"
he is probably to be understood as ultimately referring to the Messiah as the "
corner stone ." (
See TEMPLE ,
SOLOMON '
S �
T0003612 .)
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