cornered
cornered
Definition
cor·nered (kôr′nərd)
adjective
having (a specified number or type of) corners a three-cornered hat
cornered
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- rat: Visual Studio has no syntax checking for script code in html and in our opinion is about as friendly as a cornered rat.
- man: And they're about to discover just how dangerous a cornered man can be.
- circuit: Total distance was 108 km made up of 7.2 laps of a testing 15 km 3 cornered circuit of hills and bends.
- animal: Like a cornered animal, she was ready to fight to the death.
- cabinet: Square cornered cabinets had vertical sides and the doors were mounted on metal hinges -- similar to our own Ming Wardrobe.
- valve: From the outside they are recognizable by different contours with striking cornered valve covers.
Used with adjective complement
- get: This allows me not to get cornered into small details at the expense of the entire vision.
Browse dictionary entries near cornered
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- cornerstone
- cornerwise
- cornet
- cornet-à-pistons
- cornetist
- cornfed
- cornfield
- cornflakes
