afterburner | (noun) a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust | - |
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barnburner | (noun) an impressively successful event | - |
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(noun) someone who burns down a barn | - |
burner | (noun) an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse) | - |
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(noun) the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking | - |
catacorner | (adjective) slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line | Synonyms: cata-cornered, cater-cornered, catercorner, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered |
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catercorner | (adjective) slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line | Synonyms: cata-cornered, catacorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered |
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corner | (noun) the intersection of two streets | Synonyms: street corner, turning point |
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(noun) (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone | Synonyms: quoin |
(noun) an interior angle formed by two meeting walls | Synonyms: nook |
(noun) the point where two lines meet or intersect | - |
(noun) the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect | - |
(noun) a place off to the side of an area | - |
(noun) a remote area | - |
(noun) a projecting part where two sides or edges meet | - |
(noun) a small concavity | Synonyms: niche, recess, recession |
(noun) a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade | - |
(noun) a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible | Synonyms: box |
(verb) turn a corner | - |
(verb) force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape | Synonyms: tree |
(verb) gain control over | - |
darner | (noun) a person who mends by darning | - |
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earner | (noun) someone who earn wages in return for their labor | Synonyms: wage earner |
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easterner | (noun) an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S. | - |
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garner | (noun) a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed | Synonyms: granary |
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(verb) assemble or get together | Synonyms: collect, gather, pull together |
(verb) store grain | - |
(verb) acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions | Synonyms: earn, win |
learner | (noun) someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs | Synonyms: assimilator, scholar, student |
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(noun) works for an expert to learn a trade | Synonyms: apprentice, prentice |
mourner | (noun) a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) | Synonyms: griever, lamenter, sorrower |
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scorner | (noun) a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression | Synonyms: sneerer |
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sojourner | (noun) a temporary resident | - |
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spurner | (noun) a person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt | - |
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suborner | (noun) someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act | Synonyms: briber |
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turner | (noun) cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food | Synonyms: food turner |
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(noun) one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope | - |
(noun) a lathe operator | - |
(noun) a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein | - |
warner | (noun) someone who gives a warning to others | - |
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westerner | (noun) an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S. | - |
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yearner | (noun) a person with a strong desire for something | Synonyms: longer, thirster |
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