Synonyms of the word

nook

• n. A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
• n. A hidden or secluded spot.
• n. (historical) An English unit of land area, originally ¼ of a yardland but later 12½ or 20 acres.

area

• n. (mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
• n. A particular geographic region.
• n. Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.
• n. The extent, scope, or range of an object or concept.
• n. (Britain) An open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement.
• n. (soccer) Penalty box; penalty area.
• n. (slang) Genitals.

corner

• n. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
• n. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction…
• n. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.
• n. (business, finance) A sufficient interest in a salable security or commodity to allow the cornering party…
• n. (heading) Relating to the playing field.
• n. A place where people meet for a particular purpose.
• v. (transitive) To drive (someone) into a corner or other confined space.
• v. (transitive) To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
• v. (finance, business, transitive) To get or attempt to get a sufficient command of (a stock, commodity,…
• v. (automotive, transitive) To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
• v. (automotive, intransitive) To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
• n. Someone or something that corns.

retreat

• n. The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
• n. The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
• n. A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
• n. (rare and obsolete, euphemistic) An peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse;…
• n. A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
• n. A period of meditation, prayer or study.
• n. Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
• n. A signal for a military withdrawal.
• n. A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
• n. A military ceremony to lower the flag.
• n. (chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.
• v. (of military forces) to withdraw from a position, go back.
• v. (of a glacier) to shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.