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Synonyms
cor·ner (kôŕnər)

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French corne, corner, horn, from Vulgar Latin* corna, from Latin cornua pl. of cornū, horn, point.]

noun 

    1. The position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle: the four corners of a rectangle.
    2. The area enclosed or bounded by an angle formed in this manner: sat by myself in the corner; the corner of one's eye.
  2. The place where two roads or streets join or intersect.
    1. Sports Any of the four angles of a boxing or wrestling ring where the ropes are joined.
    2. Baseball Either side of home plate, toward or away from the batter.
  4. A threatening or embarrassing position from which escape is difficult: got myself into a corner by boasting.
  5. A remote, secluded, or secret place: the four corners of the earth; a beautiful little corner of Paris.
  6. A part or piece made to fit on a corner, as in mounting or for protection.
    1. A speculative monopoly of a stock or commodity created by purchasing all or most of the available supply in order to raise its price.
    2. Exclusive possession; monopoly: “Neither party . . . has a corner on all the good ideas” (George B. Merry)

verb: -nered, -ner·ing, -ners. 

transitive verb 

  1. To furnish with corners.
  2. To place or drive into a corner: cornered the thieves and captured them.
  3. To form a corner in (a stock or commodity): cornered the silver market.

intransitive verb 

  1. To come together or be situated on or at a corner.
  2. To turn, as at a corner: a truck that corners poorly.

adjective 

  1. Located at a street corner: a corner drugstore.
  2. Designed for use in a corner: a corner table.

idioms

around the corner
About to happen; imminent.