Definition of nook Nook

/nʊˈk/ - [nuk] - nook

We found 8 definitions of nook from 6 different sources.

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What does nook mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: nooks

nook - a sheltered and secluded place
nook - an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"
  corner
  area a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
  edifice, building a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
  amen corner area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens'
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • nook (n.)
    A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • nook
    nōōk, n. a corner: a narrow place formed by an angle: a recess: a secluded retreat.—adjs. Nook′-shot′ten, full of nooks and corners; Nook′y. [Gael. and Ir. niuc; Scot. neuk.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • nook
    A small indentation of the land; a little cove in the inner parts of bays and harbours.

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  • nook, noun, singular of nooks.

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