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Nook vs Snook - What's the difference?

nook | snook |

As nouns the difference between nook and snook

is that nook is a small corner formed by two walls; an alcove or recess or ancone while snook is a freshwater and marine fish of the family centropomidae in the order perciformes, especially or snook can be (uk|pejorative|as a gesture) a disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth.

As a verb snook is

to fish for snook or snook can be (obsolete) to sniff out.

nook

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • 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.

    Derived terms

    * nookery

    snook

    English

    (wikipedia snook)

    Alternative forms

    * snoek

    Etymology 1

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes, especially
  • # , the common snook.
  • Any of various other fishes. See (pedialite).
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fish for snook.
  • Derived terms
    * bay snook * common snook

    Etymology 2

    From the 19th century. origin, possibly related to (snoot) or (snout). (rfphoto)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, pejorative, as a gesture) A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth.
  • Derived terms
    * cock a snook * cocking of a snook * snook-cocker * snook-cocking

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To sniff out.
  • (obsolete) To lurk; to lie in ambush.
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