corner, nook
(noun) an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; “a piano was in one corner of the room”
nook
(noun) a sheltered and secluded place
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nook (plural nooks)
A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
Synonyms: alcove, ancone, recess
A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.
A recess, cove or hollow.
Synonym: niche
(historical) An English unit of land area, originally 1/4 of a yardland but later 12-1/2 or 20 acres.
Synonym: fardel
(chiefly, Northern England, archaic) A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
• (unit of area): See hundred (16,000 nooks); see carucate (16); see virgate (4); see oxgang (2)
• (unit of area): See fardel (1/2 nook), see acre (various fractions & for further subdivisions)
nook (third-person singular simple present nooks, present participle nooking, simple past and past participle nooked)
To withdraw into a nook.
To situate in a nook.
• Kono
Source: Wiktionary
Nook, n. Etym: [OE. nok; cf. Gael. & Ir. niuc.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
