All corner synonyms
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C c noun corner
- niche β an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- intersection β a place where two or more roads meet, especially when at least one is a major highway; junction.
- edge β a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- rim β the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- hole β an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- angle β An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
- box β A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.
- fork β an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- ridge β a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- projection β a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
- veer β to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
- crook β A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
- shift β to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
- joint β the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture.
- bend β When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- branch β The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
- crossing β A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake.
- junction β an act of joining; combining.
- cloverleaf β A cloverleaf is an arrangement of curved roads, resembling a four-leaf clover, that joins two main roads.
- y β the 25th letter of the English alphabet, a semivowel.
- v β the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
- recess β temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- hideaway β a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge: His hideaway is in the mountains.
- cavity β A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
- nook β a corner, as in a room.
- cranny β Crannies are very narrow openings or spaces in something.
- indentation β a cut, notch, or deep recess: various bays and indentations.
- compartment β A compartment is one of the separate spaces into which a railway carriage is divided.
- retreat β the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- dilemma β a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- distress β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- impasse β a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- fix β to repair; mend.
- scrape β to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
- difficulty β the fact or condition of being difficult.
- jam β to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- impediment β obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
- knot β either of two large sandpipers, Calidris canutus or C. tenuirostris, that breed in the Arctic and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
- plight β Archaic. pledge.
- pickle β a single grain or kernel, as of barley or corn.
verb corner
- trap β a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.
- nab β to arrest or capture.
- capture β If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
- fool β to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- seize β to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- tree β Sir Herbert Beerbohm [beer-bohm] /ΛbΙͺΙr boΚm/ (Show IPA), (Herbert Beerbohm) 1853β1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm.
- trick β a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- bottle β A bottle is a glass or plastic container in which drinks and other liquids are kept. Bottles are usually round with straight sides and a narrow top.
- catch β If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- trouble β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.