nook
Pronunciation: /nʊk/
The English word “nook” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
- A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.
- A recess, cove or hollow.
- An English unit of land area, originally ¹⁄₄ of a yardland but later 12+¹⁄₂ or 20 acres.
- A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
- The vagina-like genitalia of a troll, featured in Homestuck fanworks but not in canon.
verb
Etymology
From Middle English noke, nok (“nook, corner, angle”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old English hnoc, hnocc (“hook, angle”), from Proto-Germanic *hnukkaz, *hnukkô (“a bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *knewg- (“to turn, press”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to pinch, press, bend”). If so, then also related to Scots nok (“small hook”), Norwegian dialectal nok, nokke (“hook, angle, bent…
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