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CORNER Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word corner. (exact relations)
There are 32 hypernyms of the word corner. (close relations)
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nook
nounn
noun

• a sheltered and secluded place

• an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

recess
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a state of abeyance or suspended business

• a small concavity

• an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

• an enclosure that is set back or indented

• a pause from doing something (as work)

verb

• put into a recess

• make a recess in

• close at the end of a session

angle
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons

• the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

• a biased way of looking at or presenting something

verb

• move or proceed at an angle

• to incline or bend from a vertical position

• seek indirectly

• fish with a hook

• present with a bias

bend
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range

• a circular segment of a curve

• movement that causes the formation of a curve

• curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding

• diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

verb

• form a curve

• change direction

• cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

• bend a joint

box
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

• private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance

• the quantity contained in a box

• a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

• a rectangular drawing

• evergreen shrubs or small trees

• any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned

• the driver's seat on a coach

• separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people

• a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)

verb

• put into a box

• hit with the fist

• engage in a boxing match

cranny
nounn
noun

• a long narrow depression in a surface

• a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)

hideaway
nounn
noun

• a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws

• an area where you can be alone

niche
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it

• a small concavity

• an enclosure that is set back or indented

• (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

quoin
nounn
noun

• expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase

• the keystone of an arch

• (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

recession
nounn
noun

• the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year

• a small concavity

• the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

• the act of ceding back

• the act of becoming more distant

tree
nounn
noun

• English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)

• a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

• a figure that branches from a single root

verb

• force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

• plant with trees

• chase an animal up a tree

• stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree

hern
nounn
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street corner
nounn
noun

• the intersection of two streets

turning point
nounn
noun

• an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend

• the intersection of two streets

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Alternatives for NOOK

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