n a place off to the side of an area n the point where two lines meet or intersect n an interior angle formed by two meeting walls n the intersection of two streets n the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect n a small concavity n a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade n a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible n a projecting part where two sides or edges meet n a remote area n (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building
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(architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof n
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n either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh n the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates n the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum n (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof n the fruit of a rose plant
