nook

noun · verbA1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

nooksnuke

1.
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.
Đồng nghĩa: alcove, ancona, recess
2.
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.
3.
A recess, cove or hollow.
Đồng nghĩa: niche
4.
(historical)An English unit of land area, originally ¹⁄₄ of a yardland but later 12+¹⁄₂ or 20 acres.
Đồng nghĩa: fardel
5.
(Northern England, archaic)(chiefly Northern England, archaic) A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
6.
(vulgar)(Homestuck fandom slang, vulgar) The vagina-like genitalia of a troll, featured in Homestuck fanworks but not in canon.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

nooks

V_ing/Gerund

nooking

V_ed/pp

nooked

1.
To withdraw into a nook.
2.
To situate in a nook.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

alcove ancona recess niche fardel ancone

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

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).