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hot corner

hot corner noun: third base.

Noun

hot corner (countable and uncountable, plural hot corners)

  1. (usually, with-definite-article) Third base.
    • Jones plays the hot corner.
    • Jones plays hot corner.
  2. (countable) A corner of the screen configured to perform an action when the pointer is moved there.
    • You can also configure a hot corner to open the Expo screen, or install the Expo applet.2021, Richard Petersen, Linux Mint 20.2: Desktops and Administration

Forms of hot corner

pluralhot corners

Origin of hot corner

Because many hard-hit balls are hit there

Questions about hot corner

What does hot corner mean?
Hot corner means third base.
What part of speech is hot corner?
Hot corner is a noun.
What is the plural of hot corner?
The plural of hot corner is hot corners.

Words near hot corner in the dictionary

  1. hot comb
  2. hot combs
  3. hot coppers
  4. hot corino
  5. hot corinos
  6. hot corner
  7. hot corners
  8. hot cross bun
  9. hot cross buns
  10. hot cupboard
  11. hot cupboards

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