Thesaurus results for NOOK

nook

noun

ˈnu̇k

Definition of nook next

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 The competition level can be high despite the low stakes, leading to crazy bounces off arena walls and balls sometimes getting stuck in ceiling nooks. —

Peter Baugh, New York Times, 8 June 2026 Start by making your way around the nooks and crannies of Bridgeway Promenade, Sausalito’s heart. —

Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026 Alex dreamed up—and built—the breakfast nook in an unused corner of the dining room. —

Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026 The trick to creating a lush landscape that’s overflowing with blooms and color is to add trailing plants that will fill in all the nooks and crannies. —

Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for nook

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Other highlights include a sunken living room centered around a fireplace, with a bay-windowed alcove that accommodates a grand piano beneath a vintage Murano milk-glass calla lily chandelier.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
The sleeping alcove offers more privacy than the typical studio due to floor-to-ceiling built-ins.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 June 2026