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hospital corner

hos·pi·tal cor·ner
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hos-pi-tl kawr-ner]
    • /ˈhɒs pɪ tl ˈkɔr nər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hos-pi-tl kawr-ner]
    • /ˈhɒs pɪ tl ˈkɔr nər/

Definitions of hospital corner words

  • noun hospital corner a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner. 1
  • noun hospital corner a corner of a made-up bed in which the bedclothes have been neatly and securely folded, esp as in hospitals 0

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Parts of speech for Hospital corner

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adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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hospital corner popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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