(Britain) A very fine starch powder derived from maize (US corn) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.

(usually in the plural) A tight and precise method of tucking a sheet or blanket under the edges of a mattress, so as to form crisp folds at the corners of the bed.

(idiomatic) imminent; very soon / (idiomatic) close, local, very near

Alternative spelling of cornerstone

plural of corner-stone

(of a look or glance) Sideways, obliquely, askance / (of a look or glance) With suspicion.

(idiomatic) To pass the most critical point of some process; to pass out of danger. / In the game of cribbage, to reach the point at which one is safe from being lurched.

plural of corner shop

(mathematics, economics) A solution to a minimization or maximization problem where an interior solution is infeasible.

The husk of an ear of corn (maize).