as in alcove
a hollowed-out space in a wall books filled every nook in the literature professor's house

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Recent Examples of nook It can be used in wand mode or as a handheld vac with the option to attach the duster crevice tool for cleaning tight nooks and crannies. Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 From cozy reading nooks, author events and even the occasional wine bar, indie bookstores serve an essential purpose in their communities. Grace Harrington, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025 Among the main-level highlights are a trio of seating areas, along with two offices, a formal dining room, and a gourmet kitchen boasting top-notch stainless appliances, a spacious eat-in island, a breakfast nook, and a secondary prep kitchen. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 May 2025 Each level is also absolutely crawling with secret collectibles hidden in various nooks and crannies, which often tease you with a glimpse through a hole in some impassable wall or rock formation. ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for nook
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Noun
  • Past that is the kitchen (in the alcove on the left) and the dining area (right, up the steps) where Snitow sat with feminist friends around a long table.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 May 2025
  • My favorite, Taylor Creek, weaves through a narrow box canyon and crisscrosses its namesake creek before reaching the eye-popping turnaround point: a double-arch alcove.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Photo : Anthony Barcelo A primary bedroom on the upper level has a corner fireplace.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 May 2025
  • Printed by the thousands to hand out on street corners, the advertisements were meant to be ephemeral, tossed out when the party was over, but more than 1,000 of them have been preserved by the Cornell Hip Hop Archive, with nearly 500 shared via JSTOR by the Cornell University Library.
    April White, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2025

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“Nook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nook. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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