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Synonyms of corner
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
- the writers have gotten themselves into a corner on that TV show
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2
a place where roads meet
- we'll meet at the corner tomorrow
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- circle,
- rotary,
- roundabout
- [British],
- traffic circle
3
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs
- the president believes that we have turned a corner in the war on drugs
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of corner (Entry 2 of 2)
2
as in approach, accost
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The first known use of corner was in the 13th century
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