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9 VERB If a company or place corners an area of trade, they gain control over it so that no one else can have any success in that area. [BUSINESS ] □ [V n] This restaurant has cornered the Madrid market for specialist paellas.

10 VERB If a car, or the person driving it, corners in a particular way, the car goes round bends in roads in this way. □ [V adv/prep] Peter drove jerkily, cornering too fast and fumbling the gears.

11 PHRASE If you say that something is around the corner , you mean that it will happen very soon. In British English, you can also say that something is round the corner . □  The Chancellor of the Exchequer says that economic recovery is just around the corner.

12 PHRASE If you say that something is around the corner , you mean that it is very near. In British English, you can also say that something is round the corner . □  My new place is just around the corner.

13 PHRASE If you cut corners , you do something quickly by doing it in a less thorough way than you should. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  Take your time, don't cut corners and follow instructions to the letter.

14 PHRASE You can use expressions such as the four corners of the world to refer to places that are a long way from each other. [WRITTEN ] □  They've combed the four corners of the world for the best accessories.

15 PHRASE If you are in a corner or in a tight corner , you are in a situation which is difficult to deal with and get out of. □  The government is in a corner on interest rates. □  He appears to have backed himself into a tight corner. COLLOCATIONS corner NOUN 1

adjective + corner : far, remote; dark, quiet, shady, sheltered

co r|ner shop (corner shops ) also corner-shop N‑COUNT A corner shop is a small shop, usually on the corner of a street, that sells mainly food and household goods. [BRIT ] in AM, use corner store

corner|stone /kɔː ^r nə ^r stoʊn/ (cornerstones ) also corner-stone N‑COUNT The cornerstone of something is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or truth depends. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] Research is the cornerstone of the profession.

co r|ner store (corner stores ) N‑COUNT A corner store is the same as a corner shop . [AM ]

cor|net /kɔː ^r n I t, [AM ] kɔː ^r ne t/ (cornets )

1 N‑VAR A cornet is a musical instrument of the brass family that looks like a small trumpet.

2 N‑COUNT An ice cream cornet is a soft thin biscuit shaped like a cone with ice cream in it. [BRIT ]

co rn ex|change (corn exchanges ) also Corn Exchange N‑COUNT A corn exchange is a large building where, in former times, grain was bought and sold. [BRIT ]

corn|field /kɔː ^r nfiːld/ (cornfields ) also corn field N‑COUNT A cornfield is a field in which corn is being grown.

corn|flake /kɔː ^r nfle I k/ (cornflakes ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Cornflakes are small flat pieces of maize that are eaten with milk as a breakfast cereal. They are popular in Britain and the United States.

corn|flour /kɔː ^r nflaʊə ^r / also corn flour N‑UNCOUNT Cornflour is a fine white powder made from maize and is used to make sauces thicker. [BRIT ] in AM, use cornstarch

corn|flower /kɔː ^r nflaʊə ^r / (cornflowers ) N‑VAR Cornflowers are small plants with flowers that are usually blue. □  Her eyes were a bright, cornflower blue.

cor|nice /kɔː ^r n I s/ (cornices ) N‑COUNT A cornice is a strip of plaster, wood, or stone which goes along the top of a wall or building.

Cor|nish /kɔː ^r n I ʃ/

1 ADJ Cornish means belonging or relating to the English county of Cornwall. □  …the rugged Cornish coast. □  …Cornish fishermen.

2 N‑PLURAL The Cornish are the people of Cornwall.

Co r|nish pa sty (Cornish pasties ) also cornish pasty N‑COUNT A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside. [BRIT ]