Nook

Quick meaning: Nook is a noun meaning A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.

Meaning

A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.

More Meanings

1. A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.
2. A recess, cove or hollow.
3. (Homestuck fandom slang, vulgar) The vagina-like genitalia of a troll, featured in Homestuck fanworks but not in canon.
4. To withdraw into a nook.
5. To situate in a nook.
6. (historical) An English unit of land area, originally ¹⁄₄ of a yardland but later 12+¹⁄₂ or 20 acres.
7. (chiefly Northern England, archaic) A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.

Example Sentences

All right. Well, uh, glad to be here in this cozy nook.

Nook, an old legal term for 12+¹⁄₂ acres of land; still in use at Alston.

There was a small broom for sweeping ash kept in the nook between the fireplace bricks and the wall.

You must note, that two Fardells of Land make a Nooke of Land, and two Nookes make halfe a Yard of Land.

Word Forms

• nooks
• nooking
• nooked

Synonyms for nook

Depending on context, synonyms include alcove, ancona, recess, niche, fardel, corner.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include corner, alcove, cranny, spot, wedge, shop.

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