corners

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of corner.

   Dust collected in the corners of the empty office.

   The map marked treasure at two opposite corners of the island.

   Note

   A regular plural that covers every noun sense of corner, from the angles of a room to street intersections. When the noun works attributively, the singular stays put: a corner shop, not a corners shop, even if several shops are meant. The same spelling also serves as the verb meaning to trap or turn, so the corners names places while she corners names an action.

2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of corner.

   The sports car corners smoothly even at high speed.

   A skilled negotiator corners the opposition with their own arguments.

   Note

   This form agrees with a singular subject in the present tense, and it carries two different grammars. Used transitively, it takes an object: a dog corners a cat, or a trader corners the market in a commodity to control its price. Said of a vehicle, it can stand alone and describe handling: the car corners well. Whether an object follows usually tells you which meaning is in play.

   The dog corners the cat behind the shed.

   This hatchback corners better than its rivals.

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