Definitions for nook
nʊknook

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nooknoun

   a sheltered and secluded place

2. corner, nooknoun

   an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

   "a piano was in one corner of the room"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nooknoun

   A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove or recess or ancone.

   There was a small broom for sweeping ash kept in the nook between the fireplace bricks and the wall.

2. nooknoun

   A hidden or secluded spot.

   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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nooknoun

   A corner; a covert made by an angle or intersection.

   Etymology: from een hoeck, German.

   Safely in harbour
   Is the king’s ship, in the deep nook, where once
   Thou call’dst me up. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   Buy a foggy and a dirty farm
   In that nook shotten isle of Albion. William Shakespeare, Hen. V.

   The savages were driven out of the great Ards, into a little nook of land near the river of Strangford; where they now possess a little territory. Davies.

   Unsphere
   The spirit of Plato to unfold,
   What worlds or what vast regions hold
   Th’ immortal mind that hath forsook
   Her mansion in this fleshly nook. John Milton, Poems.

   Ithuriel and Zephon,
   Search thro’ this garden, leave unsearch’d no nook. John Milton.

   A third form’d within the ground
   A various mold; and from the boiling cells,
   By strange conveyance, fill’d each hollow nook. John Milton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nook

   The Barnes & Noble Nook (styled nook or NOOK) is a brand of e-readers developed by American book retailer Barnes & Noble, based on the Android platform. The original device was announced in the U.S. in October 2009, and was released the next month. The original Nook had a six-inch E-paper display and a separate, smaller color touchscreen that serves as the primary input device and was capable of Wi-Fi and AT&T 3G wireless connectivity. The original Nook was followed in November 2010 by a color LCD device called the Nook Color, in June 2011 by the Nook Simple Touch, and in November 2011 and February 2012 by the Nook Tablet. On April 30, 2012, Barnes & Noble entered into a partnership with Microsoft that spun off the Nook and college businesses into a subsidiary. On August 28, 2012, Barnes and Noble announced partnerships with retailers in the UK, which began offering the Nook digital products in October 2012. In December 2014, B&N purchased Microsoft's Nook shares, ending the partnership.Nook users may read nearly any Nook Store e-book, digital magazines or newspapers for one hour once per day while connected to a Barnes & Noble's Wi-Fi.

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1. nook

   A nook is a small, secluded or hidden corner, recess or part of a room, often cozy or comfortable, intended for specific activities, such as reading or relaxing.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nooknoun

   a narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat

2. Etymology: [OE. nok; cf. Gael. & Ir. niuc.]

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1. Nook

   Nook is the second full studio album by The Notwist. The album explores the band's earlier sound of hardcore and punk as opposed to electronica. It was re-released in 2003 following the success of Neon Golden.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nook

   nōōk, n. a corner: a narrow place formed by an angle: a recess: a secluded retreat.—adjs. Nook′-shot′ten, full of nooks and corners; Nook′y. [Gael. and Ir. niuc; Scot. neuk.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nook

   A small indentation of the land; a little cove in the inner parts of bays and harbours.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NOOK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nook is ranked #83541 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Nook surname appeared 225 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nook.
   
   79.5% or 179 total occurrences were White.
   10.6% or 24 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   3.5% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.6% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Area
   • Retreat

How to pronounce nook?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say nook in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nook in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nook in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of nook in a Sentence

1. Allen Guelzo:

   They worked their way into every nook, cranny and snook-filled hall they could.

2. Jamaal Bowman:

   We were canvassing in every nook and cranny of the district prior to the pandemic, there's nothing like having a conversation face to face with someone.

3. John Wilson:

   Oh for a book and a shady nook...

4. John Tecklenburg:

   Mayor John Tecklenburg said Wednesday the girl’s mother was brutally beaten but in fair condition at a local hospital. Mayor John Tecklenburg said the girl’s father was out of town on a Coast Guard training mission when Heidi Renae Todd vanished. We are looking for her, every nook and cranny, divers in the lake, helicopters, we don't know if Heidi Renae Todd might have been taken away in a vehicle or not.

5. Scott C. Holstad:

   Blank paper before me; fresh snow fall, tracks slowly appearing, my future mapped out, my life, my day. Minute by minute, laboriously, every nook, every cranny exposed. This is my true life, I think while wondering what became of the person I used to be.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nook
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nook
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=nook
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nook
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nook
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=nook
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=nook
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=nook
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html