1. (Architecture) Solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone; SYN. quoin.
2. The point where two lines meet or intersect.
3. A place off to the side of an area.
4. A projecting part that is corner-shaped.
5. An interior angle formed be two meeting walls; SYN. nook.
6. The intersection of two streets; SYN. street corner, turning point.
7. The point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect.
8. A remote area.
9. A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; SYN. box.
10. A temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to Old High Germ. ekka, German ecke, Icel. and Swed. egg, Dan. eg, and to Latin acies, Greek ake point, Skr. açri edge. Related to Egg, Eager, Ear spike of corn, Acute.
1. A sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object.
2. A slight competitive advantage.
3. A strip near the boundary of an object; SYN. margin.
4. The attribute of urgency; SYN. sharpness.
5. The boundary of a surface; SYN. border. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. nok; cf. Gael. and Irish niuc.
1. A sheltered and secluded place.
2. An interior angle formed by two meeting walls.
3. A small often recessed section of a larger room.

1. The action of receding; recession
2. A hidden, secret, or secluded place or part
3. Indentation, cleft; alcove
4. A suspension of business or procedure often for rest or relaxation

ETYM Old Eng. wegge, AS. wecg; akin to Dutch wig, wigge, Old High Germ. wecki, German weck a (wedge-shaped) loaf, Icel. veggr, Dan. vaegge, Swed. vigg, and probably to Lith. vagis a peg. Related to Wigg.
1. An iron with considerable loft and a broad sole.
2. Any shape that is triangular in cross section; SYN. wedge shape, cuneus.
3. Something shaped like a V that can be pushed between two things to separate them. + prikaži više