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corner British & World English

a place or angle where two sides or edges meet

amen corner British & World English

the part of a Methodist meeting house formerly occupied by worshippers who responded to the preacher’s utterances with occasional shouts of ‘Amen!’

corner boy British & World English

a disreputable man or youth who spends his time loitering on the street

corner kick British & World English

another term for corner5noun5noun5noun.

corner shop British & World English

a small shop selling groceries and general goods in a mainly residential area

five-corner (also five-corners) British & World English

an Australian shrub that has stiff pointed leaves, tubular flowers, and five-cornered fruit

long corner British & World English

(in field hockey) a penalty hit taken from the back line within 5 yards of the corner

Poets' Corner British & World English

part of Westminster Abbey where several poets are buried or commemorated

short corner British & World English

(in field hockey) a penalty hit taken from a spot on the goal line relatively close to the goalposts (but not within ten yards)

chimney corner British & World English

a warm seat within an old-fashioned fireplace

in someone's corner in corner British & World English

on someone’s side; giving someone support and encouragement

corner forward British & World English

(in hurling) a player in an attacking position on the wing

neutral corner British & World English

either of the two corners of a boxing ring not used by the boxers and their handlers between rounds

cut the corner in cut British & World English

take the shortest course by going across and not around a corner

turn the or a corner in turn British & World English

pass the critical point and start to improve

fight one's corner in corner British & World English

defend one’s position or interests

hole-and-corner British & World English

attempting to avoid public notice; secret

back someone into a corner in back British & World English

force someone into a difficult situation

paint oneself into a corner in paint British & World English

leave oneself no means of escape or room to manoeuvre

corner kick in corner British & World English

a place kick taken by the attacking side from a corner of the field after the ball has been sent over the byline by a defender

cornerback British & World English

a defensive back positioned to the outside of the linebackers

see someone/thing out of or from the corner of one's eye in corner British & World English

see someone or something at the edge of one’s field of vision

corner English-Italian

angolo m

corner2 English-Spanish

acorralar

corner French-English

to turn down the corner of

córner Spanish-English

corner (kick)

corner shop English-French

petite épicerie

corner shop English-German

Tante-Emma-Laden

blind corner English-German

unübersichtliche Ecke

on the corner in corner English-German

an der Ecke/in der Kurve

round the corner in round5 English-Spanish

a la vuelta (de la esquina)