I.
noun
1 where two lines/edges meet
ADJECTIVE
▪ bottom , top
▪ left , right
▪ left-hand , right-hand
▪ back , front
▪ lower , upper
▪ southern , south-western , etc.
▪ outer , outside
▪ inner , inside
▪ opposite
▪ sharp
▪ rounded
▪
Smooth rounded ~s make cleaning easier.
▪ awkward
▪
Make sure the staircase is well lit, with no awkward ~s.
▪ extreme , far , very
▪
He took a seat in the far ~ of the cafe.
CORNER + NOUN
▪ booth ( esp. AmE ), cupboard , office , seat , table
▪
The waiter led us to a ~ table.
▪ cabinet
▪ pocket (= on a pool table, etc.)
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
Put your address in the top right-hand ~ of the page.
PHRASES
▪ the four ~s of sth
▪
the four ~s of his bed
▪ right in the ~
▪
They chose a table right in the ~ of the restaurant.
2 of roads
ADJECTIVE
▪ street
▪
There were a lot of young men hanging around on street ~s.
▪ sharp , tight
▪
It's a rather sharp ~ and she took it a little too fast.
▪ blind
▪
I hate coming out of that lane because it's a blind ~.
VERB + CORNER
▪ round , take , turn
▪
As they turned the ~ all the bags slid to one side.
▪ approach
CORNER + NOUN
▪ bar ( AmE ), shop ( BrE ), store ( AmE )
▪
the local ~ shop/store
PREPOSITION
▪ around a/the ~ , round a/the ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
A white van came around the ~.
▪ at a/the ~
▪
at the ~ of West Street and Park Street
▪
Turn right at the first ~.
▪ on a/the ~
▪
the bank on the ~ of Mount Street
3 place/region
ADJECTIVE
▪ empty , quiet , secluded
▪
He found a quiet ~ and got on with his work.
▪ little , small , tiny
▪
Welcome to our little ~ of Philadelphia.
▪ distant , far , far-flung , remote
▪
a remote ~ of Afghanistan
▪ picturesque
▪ dark , darkened , gloomy , shadowed , shadowy
▪
She sat in a dark ~ of the room.
▪ shady , sheltered
▪
a cool shady ~ of the park
▪ forgotten , hidden , obscure , odd , private , secret
▪
The box had been tucked away in an odd ~ of the attic.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
She tucked herself away in a ~ and read all day.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of your mind ( figurative )
▪
He pushed the thought back into the darkest ~ of his mind.
4 difficult situation
ADJECTIVE
▪ tight
▪
He's used to talking his way out of tight ~s.
VERB + CORNER
▪ back sb into , drive sb into , force sb into
▪ get sb/yourself into , have sb in
▪
They had her in a ~ and there was nothing she could do about it.
5 in football (soccer), hockey, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ penalty
▪ short
VERB + CORNER
▪ award (sb)
▪
The referee awarded a ~.
▪ take
▪
Moore took the ~.
▪ force , win
▪
He managed to force a ~.
▪ concede
▪
James blocked the shot but conceded a ~.
▪ miss
▪ clear
CORNER + NOUN
▪ kick
II.
verb
Corner is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ market