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nook
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As a noun, nook means a small corner formed by two walls. As a verb, it means withdraw into a nook.
Meanings of nook
10 meaningsnoun
A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
“There was a small broom for sweeping ash kept in the nook between the fireplace bricks and the wall.”
A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.
“The back of the used book shop was one of her favorite nooks; she could read for hours and no one would bother her or pester her to buy.”
A recess, cove or hollow.
homestuck fandom slangvulgarThe vagina-like genitalia of a troll, featured in Homestuck fanworks but not in canon.
A sheltered and secluded placelocation
Older and rare meanings (2)
historicalAn English unit of land area, originally 1⁄4 of a yardland but later 12 1⁄2 or 20 acres.
chiefly northern englandarchaicA corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
verb
To withdraw into a nook.
To situate in a nook.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).