nooks

Noun

nook (plural nooks)

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.

   Synonyms:

   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.
   • 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; [...]1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...

   Synonyms:

   niche

4. (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.a. 1634, W. Noye, The Complete Lawyer, section 57

   Synonyms:

   fardel

5. (Northern England, archaic) 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, Joseph Nicolson, Richard Burn, “[Appendix.] No. XXVIII. Penrith Boundary on the Side of Caterlen.”, in The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and Cumberland. … In Two...
6. (vulgar, Homestuck fandom slang) 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 April 29, lucretiasgf (@furiosasgf), Twitter

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