Nook — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sheltered and secluded place

an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈʊk/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈʊk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈʊk/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈʊk/.

Examples

a piano was in one corner of the room

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

corner

Parts of Speech

noun	a sheltered and secluded place
noun	an interior angle formed by two meeting walls “a piano was in one corner of the room”

Word Forms

corner

verb

force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Winkel

ein geschützter und abgeschiedener Ort

🇫🇷French

coin

un endroit abrité et isolé

🇪🇸Spanish

rincón

un lugar protegido y apartado

🇮🇹Italian

angolo

un luogo riparato e appartato

🇳🇱Dutch

hoekje

een beschutte en afgelegen plek

🇵🇹Portuguese

recanto

um lugar protegido e isolado

🇷🇺Russian

уголок

защищенное и уединенное место

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नुक्कड़

एक आश्रय और एकांत स्थान

🇮🇳Tamil

மூலை

ஒரு தங்குமிடம் மற்றும் ஒதுங்கிய இடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సందు

ఒక ఆశ్రయం మరియు ఏకాంత ప్రదేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

कोनाडा

एक निवारा आणि निर्जन जागा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખૂણો

એક આશ્રય અને એકાંત સ્થળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂಲೆ

ಆಶ್ರಯ ಮತ್ತು ಏಕಾಂತ ಸ್ಥಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുക്ക്

സങ്കേതവും ആളൊഴിഞ്ഞതുമായ സ്ഥലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੁੱਕਰ

ਇੱਕ ਆਸਰਾ ਅਤੇ ਇਕਾਂਤ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

نوک

ایک محفوظ اور ویران جگہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

角落

一个隐蔽的地方

🇯🇵Japanese

隅

保護された人里離れた場所

🇰🇷Korean

구석

보호되고 외딴 곳

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngóc ngách

một nơi được che chở và tách biệt

🇹🇭Thai

ซอก

สถานที่กำบังและเงียบสงบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sudut

tempat yang terlindung dan terpencil

🇵🇭Filipino

sulok

isang silungan at liblib na lugar

🇲🇾Malay

sudut

tempat yang terlindung dan terpencil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زاوية

مكان محمي ومنعزل

🇮🇷Persian

گوشه

مکانی سرپناه و خلوت

🇹🇷Turkish

kuytu

korunaklı ve tenha bir yer

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחֲבוֹא

מקום מוגן ומבודד

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