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kanto [kan.tu.] : corner (n.)
Synonyms: eskina; korner

Derivatives of kanto


Glosses:
corner
n. (location)1. cornera place off to the side of an area.; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"
~ area, countrya particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).; "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
n. (location)2. cornerthe point where two lines meet or intersect.; "the corners of a rectangle"
~ canthuseither of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet.
~ pointthe precise location of something; a spatially limited location.; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
n. (artifact)3. corner, nookan interior angle formed by two meeting walls.; "a piano was in one corner of the room"
~ amen cornerarea reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens'.
~ areaa part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function.; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
~ building, edificea structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
~ chimney corner, inglenooka corner by a fireplace.
n. (artifact)4. corner, street corner, turning pointthe intersection of two streets.; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
~ blind cornera street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving.
~ carrefour, crossroad, crossway, intersection, crossinga junction where one street or road crosses another.
n. (location)5. cornerthe point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect.; "the corners of a cube"
~ pointthe precise location of something; a spatially limited location.; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
n. (shape)6. corner, niche, recess, recessiona small concavity.
~ pharyngeal recessa small recess in the wall of the pharynx.
~ concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvaturea shape that curves or bends inward.
n. (state)7. cornera temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade.; "a corner on the silver market"
~ monopoly(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller.; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"
n. (state)8. box, cornera predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible.; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
~ plight, predicament, quandarya situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one.; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"
n. (object)9. cornera projecting part where two sides or edges meet.; "he knocked off the corners"
~ part, piecea portion of a natural object.; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
n. (location)10. cornera remote area.; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
~ area, countrya particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).; "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
n. (artifact)11. corner, quoin(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone.
~ building, edificea structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
~ structure, constructiona thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
~ architecturethe discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings.; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
v. (social)12. cornergain control over.; "corner the gold market"
~ control, commandexercise authoritative control or power over.; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
v. (motion)13. corner, treeforce a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape.
~ channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, directdirect the course; determine the direction of travelling.
v. (motion)14. cornerturn a corner.; "the car corners"
~ turnchange orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"