nook
Americannoun
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a corner, as in a room.
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any secluded or obscure corner.
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any small recess.
a breakfast nook.
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any remote or sheltered spot.
a shady nook that was ideal for a picnic.
noun
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a corner or narrow recess, as in a room
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a secluded or sheltered place; retreat
Other Word Forms
- nooklike adjective
Etymology
Origin of nook
1250–1300; Middle English nok
Example Sentences
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What was once a simple food court has been transformed into a loud nook stuffed with a “Big Hero 6” meet-and-greet and gift shop.
From Los Angeles Times
A narrow lane in Mumbai city's upmarket Colaba area opens up to a patch of land filled with small concrete cubicles - nooks washermen use to clean and dry the city's laundry.
From BBC
Adjacent to the cuisine center is a breakfast nook with a round table.
From MarketWatch
Even when the kids from school had been laughing at him, he’d made sure that he peered down every aisle between the bookshelves, every nook of the little-kid reading area.
From Literature
He went straight to Thor’s enclosure and found the kit tucked in his sleeping corner, surrounded by the rice-filled socks that made a nice padded nook.
From Literature
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