comer
comer
Definition
comer (kum′ər)
noun
- a person who comes a contest open to all comers
- ☆ Informal a person or thing that shows promise of being a success
comer
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- house: You killed an unarmed man at the comer of the house over there ( at the water tank ) and another beside.
- world: It's one of the last comers of the world where she can wander unaccompanied by security and remain largely undetected by the public.
- country: On Sunday 19th September the " Dirty Dozen " ventured into the darkest comers of the West Country to visit the West Somerset Railroad.
Converse of object
- beat: She beat all comers for a coveted Oscar in the Best Short Film, Live Action Category.
- turn: Tom's father and I felt we had turned a comer.
- welcome: There is some more we could do to welcome new comers.
- challenge: The world champion table football team, challenge all comers!
- round: You've got to be so precise with your lines and braking to actually make the thing go round the comers.
- take: At the same time, we need to be prepared to take all comers.
Adjective modifier
- relative: Ages went from 20 45, with people from a lifetime of turf management to relative new comers having 2- 3 years experience.
- late: Any late comers can order the album through the links above!
- new: The evening begins with new comers to the Leeds live scene, 7 Hertz.
- first: These men will stand patiently guarding the spot which is theirs by right of " the first comer.
- right: Go across this field to a stile at the far right hand comer then follow the track ahead to the road.
- other: Finally get to Upton Park at about 2:55, and shuffle slowly out of the station with all the other late comers.
Modifies a noun
- ': This sentence is not really clear to a new comer â are they journalists tortured?
- ..: News Google Inc. is making its word processing and spreadsheet programs available for free to all comers...
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near comer
- Comenius
- comely
- comeliness
- comeliest
- comelier
- comedy of manners
- comedy
- comedown
- comedos
- comedones
- comestible
- comestibles
- comet
- cometary
- cometic
- comeuppance
- comfier
- comfiest
- comfit
- comfort
