nook

[ noo k ]

/ nʊk /

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noun

a corner, as in a room.

any secluded or obscure corner.

any small recess: a breakfast nook.

any remote or sheltered spot: a shady nook that was ideal for a picnic.

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Origin of nook

1250–1300; Middle English nok

Related formsnook·like, adjective

Can be confusedcranny nook

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Swinging high in the air, squeezing into a nook, or rolling down a hill might provide these sorts of sensory input.
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Rawashda is holding his laptop as he points out every nook and cranny of his studio apartment.
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Unlike the three-walled sets of Hollywood soundstages, this is made for every nook and cranny to be filmed.
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Those scenes that are just in every nook and cranny at the Grand Ole Opry, that to me is the beauty of the show.
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The Barnes & Noble CEO, lauded for his advocacy of Nook, has just resigned.
5 Ways to Fix Book Publishing|Anis Shivani|July 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She knew every nook and cranny of the islands, points and bays.
Green Eyes|Roy J. Snell
Ye ken there is no nook or hollow of these hills that I dinna ken every foot of.
The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp|Thornton W. Burgess
The landlord escorted them to a nook in a corner and beckoned a waiter.
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Sudden, sweet fancies spring forth from every nook and corner, and delightful surprises meet me at every turn.
The World I Live In|Helen Keller
He knew every nook and corner of the place, and nearly every man, woman and child in the village.
Bart Stirling's Road to Success|Allen Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for nook

nook

/ (nʊk) /

noun

a corner or narrow recess, as in a room

a secluded or sheltered place; retreat

Word Origin for nook

C13: origin obscure; perhaps related to Norwegian dialect nok hook

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Word Origin and History for nook

nook

c.1300, noke, of unknown origin. Possibly connected with Norwegian dialectal nokke "hook, bent figure," or Old English hnecca "neck," but the sense evolution would be difficult.

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