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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.

Origin of nook

1250–1300; Middle English nok

OTHER WORDS FROM nook

nook·like, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH nook

cranny nook

Words nearby nook

noodlehead, noodling, noogie, noogoora burr, nooit, nook, nook and cranny, every, nookery, nooky, noon, noonan's syndrome

Example sentences from the Web for nook

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

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.

We Can't Have Everything |Rupert Hughes
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