nook

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/ 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

OTHER WORDS FROM nook

nooklike, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH nook

cranny, nook

Words nearby nook

noodling, no offense, noogie, Noogoora burr, nooit, nook, nook and cranny, every, nookery, nooky, noon, noonday

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How to use nook in a sentence

Once an obscure nook in Washington’s regulatory labyrinth, CFIUS has grown dramatically in power and influence in recent years, as Congress beefed up its mandate as part of a technological arms race with China and other rivals.
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When stacked, these sturdy baskets can stand in any nook and corner in your home.
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That powdery material clung tightly to the nooks and crannies of a spacesuit’s fabric.
This high-tech sweeper is designed for super-clingy moon dust|Jack J. Lee|October 13, 2020|Science News For Students
As much as you’d love for every visitor to spend hours exploring every nook and cranny of your website, most will want to get on with their lives after they’ve found what they came for.
How to drive digital innovation necessary during the pandemic|Nick Chasinov|September 16, 2020|Search Engine Watch

Mobile apps have made inroads across all nooks and corners of our daily lives and enterprise operations.
App store optimization success: Top five KPIs you must measure|Juned Ghanchi|August 28, 2020|Search Engine Watch
This little nook is the perfect spot for some quiet reading time or to let your imagination run wild.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Blue Ivy in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Swinging high in the air, squeezing into a nook, or rolling down a hill might provide these sorts of sensory input.
Magical Gardens for the Blind, Deaf, and Disabled|Elizabeth Picciuto|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rawashda is holding his laptop as he points out every nook and cranny of his studio apartment.
Gay Palestinians In Israel: The 'Invisible Men'|Itay Hod|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unlike the three-walled sets of Hollywood soundstages, this is made for every nook and cranny to be filmed.
My Visit to the 'Orange Is the New Black' Prison|Kevin Fallon|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those scenes that are just in every nook and cranny at the Grand Ole Opry, that to me is the beauty of the show.
Emmys 2013: Connie Britton Picks Her Favorite ‘Nashville’ Moments|Connie Britton|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was eager to enter, to claim possession, to examine every nook and corner of his new home.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
Cheese is now eaten with apple puddings and pies; but is there any nook in England where they still grate it over plum pudding?
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various
He sought her in her favorite nook by the side of the La Belle, and there he found her gazing pensively into the water.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
As a trailer McFann had few equals, and he knew every swale in the prairie and every nook in the mountains on the reservation.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman
She swept every nook and corner of the house, and longed to sweep the whole farm.
A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties|Charles Major

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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nook

Origin of nook

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