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corner
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n 1: a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the
rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the
Mediterranean"
2: the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of
a rectangle"
3: an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was
in one corner of the room" [syn: corner, nook]
4: the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner
watching all the girls go by" [syn: corner, street
corner, turning point]
5: the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect;
"the corners of a cube"
6: a small concavity [syn: recess, recession, niche,
corner]
7: a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner
on the silver market"
8: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is
impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" [syn:
corner, box]
9: a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked
off the corners"
10: a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still
practice slavery"
11: (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building;
especially one formed by a cornerstone [syn: corner,
quoin]
v 1: gain control over; "corner the gold market"
2: force a person or an animal into a position from which he
cannot escape [syn: corner, tree]
3: turn a corner; "the car corners"
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coroner
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n 1: a public official who investigates by inquest any death not
due to natural causes [syn: coroner, medical examiner]
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foreigner
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n 1: a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does
not owe allegiance to your country [syn: foreigner,
alien, noncitizen, outlander] [ant: citizen]
2: someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
[syn: foreigner, outsider]
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forerunner
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n 1: a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
[syn: precursor, forerunner]
2: something that precedes and indicates the approach of
something or someone [syn: harbinger, forerunner,
predecessor, herald, precursor]
3: anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology
was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" [syn: antecedent,
forerunner]
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mariner
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n 1: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: mariner, seaman,
tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob,
sea dog]
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milliner
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n 1: someone who makes and sells hats [syn: hatmaker,
hatter, milliner, modiste]
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questioner
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n 1: someone who asks a question [syn: inquirer, enquirer,
questioner, querier, asker]
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sojourner
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n 1: a temporary resident
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submariner
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n 1: a member of the crew of a submarine
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koruna
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Slovakia
2: the basic unit of money in Czech Republic
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warrener
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n 1: maintains a rabbit warren
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helena
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n 1: capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
[syn: Helena, capital of Montana]
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michener
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n 1: United States writer of historical novels (1907-1997) [syn:
Michener, James Michener, James Albert Michener]
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imaginer
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eleanor
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elinor
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