Phrase Hound found 38 phrases and 7 compound words that contain corners. The most common are listed below. Open corners in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 38
- Four CornersThe quadripoint at the borders of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, and the region surrounding it.
- street cornersplural of street corner: The corner of a street, usually where two streets meet at an intersection.
- cut cornersTo bypass a prescribed route so as to gain competitive advantage or to circumvent traffic signals or other rules of the road.
- cutting cornerspresent participle and gerund of cut corners
- hospital cornersplural of hospital corner: A crisp fold formed at the corner of a bed by tucking the sheet or blanket tightly under the edges of the mattress.
- hot cornersplural of hot corner: Third base.
- Bridgewater CornersA hamlet in the town of Bridgewater, Windsor County, Vermont, United States.
- turn square cornersTo navigate through difficult regulatory or procedural requirements; to jump through hoops.
- boundary cornersplural of boundary corner: A defensive position, responsible for covering the deep half of the field on the boundary side.
- corners upthird-person singular simple present indicative of corner up: To form one or more corners.
- cow cornersplural of cow corner: A region of the field, roughly between deep midwicket and long on.
- cuts cornersthird-person singular simple present indicative of cut corners: To bypass a prescribed route so as to gain competitive advantage or to circumvent traffic signals or other rules of the road.
- Dutch cornersplural of Dutch corner: Laying bricks with a three-quarter brick closure at the corner.
- happy cornersthird-person singular simple present indicative of happy corner: A type of school prank where two or more people slam a victim's crotch against a pole or similar objects.
- kitty cornersplural of kitty corner: At a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.
- long cornersplural of long corner: A free hit taken from by the opposing team's corner flag, after the defending team has hit the ball behind the back line.
- penalty cornersplural of penalty corner: a particular penalty awarded against the defending team in certain circumstances
- photo cornersplural of photo corner: A small triangular sleeve, typically adhesive-backed, used to secure photographs, stamps, or similar items to a page of an album, notebook, etc.
- pick cornersTo choose a preference (as in predicting which boxer will win a match).
- picked cornerssimple past and past participle of pick corners
- picks cornersthird-person singular simple present indicative of pick corners: To choose a preference (as in predicting which boxer will win a match).
- red cornersplural of red corner: A small Christian worship space in the homes of Eastern Orthodox, Greek-Catholic, Eastern Lutheran and Roman Catholic Christians, holding icons, relics, etc.
- short cornersplural of short corner: A short pass from a corner (the set piece).
- soft cornersplural of soft corner: A sentimental fondness or affection.
- picking cornerspresent participle and gerund of pick corners
Compound words 7
- cornerstonesplural of cornerstone: A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
- catercornersAlternative form of cater-corner: At a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.
- cornerstoreAlternative form of corner store: A convenience store, whether or not it is on a corner.
- kittycornersAlternative form of cater-corner: At a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.
- outcornersthird-person singular simple present indicative of outcorner: Of a vehicle: to corner better than.
- photocornersplural of photocorner: A small triangular sleeve, typically adhesive-backed, used to secure photographs, stamps, or similar items to a page of an album, notebook, etc.
- streetcornersplural of streetcorner: The corner of a street, usually where two streets meet at an intersection.