Added 4 October 2026
corner
/ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/ noun
In Latin: angulus Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about corner at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder.
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The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.
The chimney corner was full of cobwebs.
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The projection into space of an angle in a solid object.
Herbert bruised his shin on the corner of the coffee table.
verb
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To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand.
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To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court.
- To put (someone) in an awkward situation.
interjection
noun
Origin
From Middle English corner, from Anglo-Norman cornere (compare Old French cornier, corniere (“corner”)), from Old French corne (“corner, angle”, literally “a horn, projecting point”), from Vulgar Latin *corna (“horn”), from Latin cornua, plural of cornū (“projecting point, end, horn”). The sense of "angle, corner" in Old French is not found in Latin or other Romance languages. It was possibly calqued from Frankish *hurnijā (“corner, angle”), which is similar to, and derived from *hurn, the Frankish word for "horn".
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