| Pronunciation: | | nûk
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- [n] an interior angle formed be two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"
- [n] a sheltered and secluded place
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| | Synonyms: | | corner |
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| | See Also: | | amen corner, area, building, chimney corner, edifice, inglenook, retreat |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Nook\, n. [OE. nok; cf. Gael. & Ir. niuc.]
A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between
bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.
How couldst thou find this dark, sequestered nook?
--Milton.
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| | Related Terms: | | alcove, angle, apex, asylum, bay, bend, bifurcation, bight, bolt-hole, cache, cant, carrel, cavity, chevron, coin, concealment, corner, cove, cover, covert, coverture, crack, crank, cranny, crevice, crook, crotchet, cubby, cubbyhole, cubicle, dark corner, deflection, den, dogleg, dugout, elbow, ell, fork, foxhole, funk hole, furcation, hideaway, hideout, hidey hole, hiding, hiding place, hole, hook, inflection, inglenook, knee, L, lair, nest, niche, opening, oriel, pitchhole, point, quoin, recess, recession, refuge, retreat, roomlet, sanctuary, secret place, snuggery, stash, swerve, undercovert, veer, vertex, zag, zig, zigzag |
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