corner

The word “corner” means the point where two lines, edges, or walls meet. In plain terms, where two lines or streets meet, or figuratively a tight, hard-to-escape spot.

“Corner” is pronounced KAW-nuh (/ˈkɔɹnɚ/ in IPA).

Here is “corner” used in a sentence: “She hit her hip on the corner of the table.”

Words with a similar meaning to “corner” include angle, bend, cranny, hern, hideaway and hirn.

Depending on how it is used, “corner” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “corner” comes from Latin. From Anglo-Norman "corner," ultimately from Latin "cornu" ("horn," and by extension "point" or "tip").

“Corner” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Corner” has 6 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the point where two lines, edges, or walls meet.

An edge is a line where two surfaces or sides meet, running along a length — like the edge of a table. A corner is the single point where those edges or lines come together, such as the pointed spot where two table edges join. Edges are lines; corners are points.

A corner is the physical point where two lines, edges, or walls actually meet. An angle is the measure of the amount of turn or opening between them, given in degrees. So a room has a corner you can touch, and that corner forms a ninety-degree angle.

Corners are often described as inside (concave) or outside (convex) — the inner corner of a room versus the outer corner of a box. In geometry a corner is called a vertex, and everyday speech adds street corners, page corners, and the corners of the mouth or eyes.

Everyday examples include the corner of a room where two walls meet, a street corner where two roads cross, the corner of a page you fold to mark your place, and the corner of a table. Each is a point where lines or edges come together.