cor|gi /kɔː r gi/ (corgis ) N‑COUNT A corgi is a type of small dog with short legs and a pointed nose.
co|ri|an|der /kɒ riæ ndə r , [AM ] kɔː -/ N‑UNCOUNT Coriander is a plant with seeds that are used as a spice and leaves that are used as a herb.
cork /kɔː r k/ (corks )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Cork is a soft, light substance which forms the bark of a type of Mediterranean tree. □ …cork floors. □ …cork-soled clogs.
2 N‑COUNT A cork is a piece of cork or plastic that is pushed into the opening of a bottle to close it.
cork|er /kɔː r kə r / (corkers ) N‑COUNT If you say that someone or something is a corker , you mean that they are very good. [BRIT , INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED ]
cork|screw /kɔː r kskruː/ (corkscrews ) N‑COUNT A corkscrew is a device for pulling corks out of bottles.
cor|mo|rant /kɔː r mərənt/ (cormorants ) N‑COUNT A cormorant is a type of dark-coloured bird with a long neck. Cormorants usually live near the sea and eat fish.
corn /kɔː r n/ (corns )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants. [BRIT ] □ …fields of corn. □ He filled the barn to the roof with corn. in AM, use grain 2 N‑UNCOUNT Corn is the same as maize . □ …rows of corn in an Iowa field.
3 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Corns are small, painful areas of hard skin which can form on your foot, especially near your toes.
4 → see also popcorn , sweetcorn
corn|bread /kɔː r nbred/ also corn bread N‑UNCOUNT Cornbread is bread made from ground maize or corn. It is popular in the United States.
co rn cob (corn cobs ) also corncob N‑COUNT [usu pl] Corn cobs are the long rounded parts of the maize or corn plant on which small yellow seeds grow, and which is eaten as a vegetable.
cor|nea /kɔː r niə/ (corneas ) N‑COUNT The cornea is the transparent skin covering the outside of your eye.
cor|neal /kɔː r niəl/ ADJ [ADJ n] Corneal means relating to the cornea. □ …corneal scars.
corned beef /kɔː r nd biː f/ N‑UNCOUNT Corned beef is beef which has been cooked and preserved in salt water.
cor|ner ◆◆◇ /kɔː r nə r / (corners , cornering , cornered )
1 N‑COUNT A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join. □ [+ of ] He saw the corner of a magazine sticking out from under the blanket. □ Write 'By Airmail' in the top left-hand corner.
2 N‑COUNT The corner of a room, box, or similar space is the area inside it where its edges or walls meet. □ [+ of ] …a card table in the corner of the living room. □ [+ of ] The ball hurtled into the far corner of the net. □ Finally I spotted it, in a dark corner over by the piano.
3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The corner of your mouth or eye is the side of it. □ [+ of ] Out of the corner of her eye she saw that a car had stopped.
4 N‑COUNT The corner of a street is the place where one of its sides ends as it joins another street. □ We can't have police officers on every corner. □ He waited until the man had turned a corner.
5 N‑COUNT A corner is a bend in a road. □ …a sharp corner.
6 N‑COUNT In football, hockey, and some other sports, a corner is a free shot or kick taken from the corner of the pitch.
7 VERB If you corner a person or animal, you force them into a place they cannot escape from. □ [V n] A police motor-cycle chased his car twelve miles, and cornered him near Rome. □ [V -ed] He was still sitting huddled like a cornered animal.
8 VERB If you corner someone, you force them to speak to you when they have been trying to avoid you. □ [V n] Golan managed to corner the young producer-director for an interview.
9 VERB If a company or place corners an area of trade, they gain control over it so that no one else can have any success in that area. [BUSINESS ] □ [V n] This restaurant has cornered the Madrid market for specialist paellas.
10 VERB If a car, or the person driving it, corners in a particular way, the car goes round bends in roads in this way. □ [V adv/prep] Peter drove jerkily, cornering too fast and fumbling the gears.
11 PHRASE If you say that something is around the corner , you mean that it will happen very soon. In British English, you can also say that something is round the corner . □ The Chancellor of the Exchequer says that economic recovery is just around the corner.
12 PHRASE If you say that something is around the corner , you mean that it is very near. In British English, you can also say that something is round the corner . □ My new place is just around the corner.
13 PHRASE If you cut corners , you do something quickly by doing it in a less thorough way than you should. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ Take your time, don't cut corners and follow instructions to the letter.
14 PHRASE You can use expressions such as the four corners of the world to refer to places that are a long way from each other. [WRITTEN ] □ They've combed the four corners of the world for the best accessories.
15 PHRASE If you are in a corner or in a tight corner , you are in a situation which is difficult to deal with and get out of. □ The government is in a corner on interest rates. □ He appears to have backed himself into a tight corner. COLLOCATIONS corner NOUN 1