nook /nʊk/noun 6verb 2forms 3phrases 3 noun6 •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 recess, cove or hollow.Ar. Safely in harbour / Is the Kings shippe, in the deepe Nooke, where once / Thou calldst me vp at midnight to fetch dewe / From the still-vext Bermoothes, there she's hid; [...] — 1610 •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. •(historical) An English unit of land area, originally ¹⁄₄ of a yardland but later 12+¹⁄₂ or 20 acres.You must note, that two Fardells of Land make a Nooke of Land, and two Nookes make halfe a Yard of Land. — 1634 •(vulgar) The vagina-like genitalia of a troll, featured in Homestuck fanworks but not in canon.i NEEEEEEEED A NICE BIG HIGH8LOODED 8ULGE UP MY NOOK THIS SECOND! — 2012 •(Northern-England, no longer used) A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.The ancient bounds of the cow pasture of Penrith, [...] and then from the said Old Dyke end, alongst Plumpton Dyke East over Petterel unto Plumpton park nuke, otherwise called Plumpton nuke; [...] — 1777 verb2 •To withdraw into a nook.'Tis the marrow of health In the forest to lie, Where, nooking in stealth, They enjoy her supply — 1855 •To situate in a nook.Stairs descended to larders, pantries were cleverly nooked into alcoves, and beyond the open windows sprawled lush gardens. — 2009 formsnooked · nooking · nooks Phrases with nook any nook or crannyAny part of a place; anywhere. nook and crannyA place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access. nook or crannyA place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access.
