nook
To withdraw into a nookTo withdraw into a nook.
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2 sensesTo withdraw into a nook.
To situate in a nook.
Examples
22 sentencesDid you search every nook and cranny?
There's all kinds of nooks and crannies.
Mary knows every nook and cranny here.
ruМэри здесь каждый уголок знает. — marafon
deMaria kennt hier jeden Winkel. — al_ex_an_der
Ziri's attic became a cozy reading nook.
My friend's apartment has a cozy reading nook.
ruУ моего друга в квартире есть уютный уголок для чтения. — Wezel
Origin
From Middle English noke, nok (“nook, corner, angle”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from OFrom 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”).
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Forms
nooks, nooking, nooked, nookedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.