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nook 
[nook] Pronunciation Key
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[nook] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a corner, as in a room. |
| 2. | any secluded or obscure corner. |
| 3. | any small recess: a breakfast nook. |
| 4. | any remote or sheltered spot: a shady nook that was ideal for a picnic. |
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME nok]
] —Related forms
nooklike, adjective
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| nook
(nŏŏk) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English nok, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialectal nōk, hook.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
nook
nook
c.1300, noke, of unknown origin. Possibly connected with Norw. dial. nokke "hook, bent figure," or O.E. hnecca "neck," but the sense evolution would be difficult.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| nook | |
noun | |
| 1. | a sheltered and secluded place |
| 2. | an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room" [syn: corner] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Nook
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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