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corner (mass) | corner
- hľadisko, hľadisko, kút |
corner (encz) | corner,cíp Zdeněk Brož |
corner (encz) | corner,hledisko Zdeněk Brož |
corner (encz) | corner,kout |
corner (encz) | corner,koutek |
corner (encz) | corner,roh |
corner (encz) | corner,rohový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
corner (encz) | corner,růžek n: Zdeněk Brož |
Corner (gcide) | Corner \Cor"ner\ (k?r"n?r), n. [OF. corniere, cornier, LL.
cornerium, corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See
Horn.]
1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle,
either external or internal.
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2. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls
which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner.
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3. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center;
hence, any quarter or part.
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From the four corners of the earth they come.
--Shak.
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4. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way
place; a nook.
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This thing was not done in a corner. --Acts xxvi.
26.
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5. Direction; quarter.
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Sits the wind in that corner! --Shak.
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6. The state of things produced by a combination of persons,
who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or
species of property, which compels those who need such
stock or property to buy of them at their own price; as, a
corner in a railway stock. [Broker's Cant]
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Corner stone, the stone which lies at the corner of two
walls, and unites them; the principal stone; especially,
the stone which forms the corner of the foundation of an
edifice; hence, that which is fundamental importance or
indispensable. "A prince who regarded uniformity of faith
as the corner stone of his government." --Prescott.
Corner tooth, one of the four teeth which come in a horse's
mouth at the age of four years and a half, one on each
side of the upper and of the lower jaw, between the middle
teeth and the tushes.
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Corner (gcide) | Corner \Cor"ner\, n. (Association Football) [More fully {corner
kick}.]
A free kick from close to the nearest corner flag post,
allowed to the opposite side when a player has sent the ball
behind his own goal line.
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Corner (gcide) | Corner \Cor"ner\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cornered (-n?rd); p. pr.
& vb. n. Cornering.]
1. To drive into a corner.
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2. To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless
embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument.
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3. To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be
able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the
shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum.
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corner (wn) | corner
n 1: a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the
rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the
Mediterranean"
2: the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of
a rectangle"
3: an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was
in one corner of the room" [syn: corner, nook]
4: the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner
watching all the girls go by" [syn: corner, {street
corner}, turning point]
5: the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect;
"the corners of a cube"
6: a small concavity [syn: recess, recession, niche,
corner]
7: a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner
on the silver market"
8: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is
impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" [syn:
corner, box]
9: a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked
off the corners"
10: a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still
practice slavery"
11: (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building;
especially one formed by a cornerstone [syn: corner,
quoin]
v 1: gain control over; "corner the gold market"
2: force a person or an animal into a position from which he
cannot escape [syn: corner, tree]
3: turn a corner; "the car corners" |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
corner (mass) | corner
- hľadisko, hľadisko, kút |
around the corner (encz) | around the corner,co nevidět [fráz.] Pinoaround the corner,za rohem [fráz.] doslova nebo ve smyslu "kousek
odtud", také časově ve smyslu "hodně brzy" Pino |
back yourself into a corner (encz) | back yourself into a corner,nemít šanci úniku Zdeněk Brož |
cata-cornered (encz) | cata-cornered, adj: |
catacorner (encz) | catacorner, adj: |
cater-cornered (encz) | cater-cornered, |
catercorner (encz) | catercorner,diagonálně umístěný Zdeněk Brož |
catty-corner (encz) | catty-corner, |
catty-cornered (encz) | catty-cornered, adj: |
chimney corner (encz) | chimney corner, n: |
corner (encz) | corner,cíp Zdeněk Brožcorner,hledisko Zdeněk Brožcorner,kout corner,koutek corner,roh corner,rohový adj: Zdeněk Brožcorner,růžek n: Zdeněk Brož |
corner case (encz) | corner case,patologický případ n: [tech.] nastává při specifických
hodnotách různých parametrů xHire |
corner frequency (encz) | corner frequency,zlomová frekvence n: [tech.] viz cutoff
frequency v.martin |
corner kick (encz) | corner kick, n: |
corner man (encz) | corner man, n: |
corner pocket (encz) | corner pocket, n: |
corner post (encz) | corner post, n: |
corner the market (encz) | corner the market,ovládnout trh Zdeněk Brožcorner the market,stát se monopolem Zdeněk Brož |
corner you (encz) | corner you,donutit poslouchat Zdeněk Brož |
cornerback (encz) | cornerback, n: |
cornered (encz) | cornered,hranatý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
corners (encz) | corners,kouty n: pl. Zdeněk Brožcorners,rohy n: pl. Zdeněk Brožcorners,zatáčky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
cornerstone (encz) | cornerstone,základní adj: Zdeněk Brožcornerstone,základní kámen |
cut corners (encz) | cut corners,jít zkratkami [fráz.] doslova i přeneseně, např. "He cut
corners going home in a hurry." Pinocut corners,odbýt [fráz.] co práci ap., udělat něco pohodlně nebo levně
a rychle na úkor kvality Pinocut corners,odbývat [fráz.] co práci ap., udělat něco pohodlně nebo
levně a rychle na úkor kvality Pinocut corners,udělat něco pohodlně nebo levně a rychle na úkor
kvality [fráz.] např. "He had cut corners in building his house, and it
didn't stand up well." Pino |
diminutive corner (encz) | diminutive corner,koutek |
got a corner on (encz) | got a corner on, |
got you cornered (encz) | got you cornered, |
hole-and-corner (encz) | hole-and-corner, adj: |
hole-in-corner (encz) | hole-in-corner, adj: |
in your corner (encz) | in your corner, |
kitty-corner (encz) | kitty-corner, |
kitty-cornered (encz) | kitty-cornered, adj: |
out of the corner of my eye (encz) | out of the corner of my eye, |
pink fivecorner (encz) | pink fivecorner, n: |
round the corner (encz) | round the corner,co nevidět [fráz.] [amer.] Pinoround the corner,za rohem [fráz.] [amer.] doslova nebo ve smyslu "kousek
odtud", také časově ve smyslu "hodně brzy" Pino |
scorner (encz) | scorner,opovrhovatel n: Zdeněk Brož |
sharp-cornered (encz) | sharp-cornered, adj: |
street corner (encz) | street corner, n: |
three-cornered (encz) | three-cornered,třírohý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
three-cornered leek (encz) | three-cornered leek, n: |
turn the corner (encz) | turn the corner,zahnout za roh Zdeněk Brož |
bias catacorner cata-cornered catercorner cater-cornered catty-corner catty-cornered diagonal kitty-corner kitty-cornered oblique skew skewed slanted (gcide) | nonparallel \nonparallel\ adj.
1. not parallel; -- of lines or linear objects. Opposite of
parallel. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner,
cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner,
catty-cornered, diagonal, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered,
oblique, skew, skewed, slanted ; {crossed, decussate,
intersectant, intersecting}; cross-grained ; {diagonal;
{orthogonal, orthographic, rectangular, right-angled ;
right, perpendicular; angled ; {convergent] Also See:
convergent, divergent, diverging.
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2. (Computers) Not using parallel processing; -- of
computers. [Narrower terms: serial] PJC] |
By-corner (gcide) | By-corner \By"-cor`ner\, n.
A private corner.
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Britain being a by-corner, out of the road of the
world. --Fuller.
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cata-cornered (gcide) | cata-cornered \cata-cornered\ adj.
having a slanted or oblique direction.
Syn: bias, catacorner, catercorner, cater-cornered,
catty-corner, catty-cornered, diagonal, kitty-corner,
kitty-cornered, oblique, skew, skewed, slanted.
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Cater-cornered (gcide) | Cater-cornered \Ca"ter-cor`nered\, a. [Cf. Cater to cut
diagonally.]
Diagonal. [Colloq.]
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catty-corner (gcide) | catty-corner \catty-corner\ catty-cornered \catty-cornered\adj.
1. Having a slanted or oblique direction.
Syn: bias, catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner,
cater-cornered, diagonal, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered,
oblique, skew, skewed, slanted.
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catty-cornered (gcide) | catty-corner \catty-corner\ catty-cornered \catty-cornered\adj.
1. Having a slanted or oblique direction.
Syn: bias, catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner,
cater-cornered, diagonal, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered,
oblique, skew, skewed, slanted.
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Chimney corner (gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
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Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
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Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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corner kick (gcide) | Corner \Cor"ner\, n. (Association Football) [More fully {corner
kick}.]
A free kick from close to the nearest corner flag post,
allowed to the opposite side when a player has sent the ball
behind his own goal line.
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Corner stone (gcide) | Corner \Cor"ner\ (k?r"n?r), n. [OF. corniere, cornier, LL.
cornerium, corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See
Horn.]
1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle,
either external or internal.
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2. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls
which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner.
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3. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center;
hence, any quarter or part.
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From the four corners of the earth they come.
--Shak.
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4. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way
place; a nook.
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This thing was not done in a corner. --Acts xxvi.
26.
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5. Direction; quarter.
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Sits the wind in that corner! --Shak.
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6. The state of things produced by a combination of persons,
who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or
species of property, which compels those who need such
stock or property to buy of them at their own price; as, a
corner in a railway stock. [Broker's Cant]
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Corner stone, the stone which lies at the corner of two
walls, and unites them; the principal stone; especially,
the stone which forms the corner of the foundation of an
edifice; hence, that which is fundamental importance or
indispensable. "A prince who regarded uniformity of faith
as the corner stone of his government." --Prescott.
Corner tooth, one of the four teeth which come in a horse's
mouth at the age of four years and a half, one on each
side of the upper and of the lower jaw, between the middle
teeth and the tushes.
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Corner tooth (gcide) | Corner \Cor"ner\ (k?r"n?r), n. [OF. corniere, cornier, LL.
cornerium, corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See
Horn.]
1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle,
either external or internal.
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2. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls
which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner.
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3. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center;
hence, any quarter or part.
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From the four corners of the earth they come.
--Shak.
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4. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way
place; a nook.
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This thing was not done in a corner. --Acts xxvi.
26.
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5. Direction; quarter.
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Sits the wind in that corner! --Shak.
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6. The state of things produced by a combination of persons,
who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or
species of property, which compels those who need such
stock or property to buy of them at their own price; as, a
corner in a railway stock. [Broker's Cant]
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Corner stone, the stone which lies at the corner of two
walls, and unites them; the principal stone; especially,
the stone which forms the corner of the foundation of an
edifice; hence, that which is fundamental importance or
indispensable. "A prince who regarded uniformity of faith
as the corner stone of his government." --Prescott.
Corner tooth, one of the four teeth which come in a horse's
mouth at the age of four years and a half, one on each
side of the upper and of the lower jaw, between the middle
teeth and the tushes.
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Cornercap (gcide) | Cornercap \Cor"ner*cap`\ (-k?p`), n.
The chief ornament. [Obs.]
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Thou makest the triumviry the cornercap of society.
--Shak.
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Cornered (gcide) | Corner \Cor"ner\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cornered (-n?rd); p. pr.
& vb. n. Cornering.]
1. To drive into a corner.
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2. To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless
embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument.
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3. To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be
able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the
shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum.
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1 Having corners or angles.
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2. In a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay.
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Cornering (gcide) | Corner \Cor"ner\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cornered (-n?rd); p. pr.
& vb. n. Cornering.]
1. To drive into a corner.
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2. To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless
embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument.
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3. To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be
able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the
shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum.
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Cornerwise (gcide) | Cornerwise \Cor"ner*wise`\ (-w?z`), adv.
With the corner in front; diagonally; not square.
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Four-cornered (gcide) | Four-cornered \Four"-cor`nered\, a.
Having four corners or angles.
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Hole and corner (gcide) | Hole \Hole\ (h[=o]l), n. [OE. hol, hole, AS. hol, hole, cavern,
from hol, a., hollow; akin to D. hol, OHG. hol, G. hohl, Dan.
huul hollow, hul hole, Sw. h[*a]l, Icel. hola; prob. from the
root of AS. helan to conceal. See Hele, Hell, and cf.
Hold of a ship.]
1. A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening
in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation;
a rent; a fissure.
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The holes where eyes should be. --Shak.
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The blind walls
Were full of chinks and holes. --Tennyson.
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The priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the
lid. --2 Kings xii.
9.
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2. An excavation in the ground, made by an animal to live in,
or a natural cavity inhabited by an animal; hence, a low,
narrow, or dark lodging or place; a mean habitation.
--Dryden.
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The foxes have holes, . . . but the Son of man hath
not where to lay his head. --Luke ix. 58.
3. (Games)
(a) A small cavity used in some games, usually one into
which a marble or ball is to be played or driven;
hence, a score made by playing a marble or ball into
such a hole, as in golf.
(b) (Fives) At Eton College, England, that part of the
floor of the court between the step and the pepperbox.
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Syn: Hollow; concavity; aperture; rent; fissure; crevice;
orifice; interstice; perforation; excavation; pit; cave;
den; cell.
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Hole and corner, clandestine, underhand. [Colloq.] "The
wretched trickery of hole and corner buffery." --Dickens.
Hole board (Fancy Weaving), a board having holes through
which cords pass which lift certain warp threads; --
called also compass board.
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