nook

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Noun

1. A [[small]] [[corner]] [[formed]] by two [[wall]]s; an [[alcove]].
2. A [[hidden]] or [[secluded]] [[spot]]; a secluded [[retreat]].
3. A [[recess]], [[cove]] or [[hollow]].
4. {{lb|en|historical}} An [[English]] [[unit]] of [[land#Noun|land]] [[area]], originally {{frac|4}} of a [[yardland]] but later {{frac|12|1|2}} or 20 [[acre]]s.
5. {{senseid|en|land}}{{lb|en|chiefly|Northern England|archaic}} A [[corner#Noun|corner]] of a [[piece#Noun|piece]] of land; an [[angled#Adjective|angled]] piece of land, especially one [[extend]]ing into other land.
6. {{lb|en|''{{w|Homestuck}}''|_|fandom slang|vulgar}} The [[vagina]]-like [[genitalia]] of a [[troll]], featured in ''{{w|Homestuck}}'' [[fanworks]] but not in [[canon]].

Verb

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

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.
2. {{place|en|locality|carea/Kentish|northern|s/Tasmania|c/Australia}}.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.