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corner time

corner time noun: a punishment consisting of a period of time for which the culprit (usually a misbehaving child) must stand still in a corner, facing the wall.

corner time: a punishment consisting of a period of time for which the culprit (usually a misbehaving child)...
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Noun

corner time (countable and uncountable, plural corner times)

  1. A punishment consisting of a period of time for which the culprit (usually a misbehaving child) must stand still in a corner, facing the wall.

Forms of corner time

pluralcorner times

Questions about corner time

What does corner time mean?
Corner time means a punishment consisting of a period of time for which the culprit (usually a misbehaving child) must stand still in a corner, facing the wall.
What part of speech is corner time?
Corner time is a noun.
What is the plural of corner time?
The plural of corner time is corner times.

Words near corner time in the dictionary

  1. corner stores
  2. corner teeth
  3. corner the market
  4. corner throw
  5. corner throws
  6. corner time
  7. corner times
  8. corner tooth
  9. corner up
  10. corner-stone
  11. corner-stones

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