1
chiefly Scotland
: a right-angled corner
2
a
: an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
b
: a secluded or sheltered place or part
searched every nook and cranny
c
: a small often recessed section of a larger room
a breakfast nook
Examples of nook in a Sentence
an old house full of nooks and crannies
a cozy nook perfect for reading
We found a shady nook under an old oak tree.
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Any nook and cranny across the building becomes a storage space — the number of issues with the current space at this point is a scroll of inadequacies, many city employees said.
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Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Smashing the cucumbers creates nooks and crannies to soak up the dressing, so every bite is extra flavorful.
—Molly Baz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
City and fire officials have long complained that the existing network of 50 fire stations is inadequate geographically to access some small nooks and crannies in a city with many canyons and other topographic challenges.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The duo’s finely tuned eye for color informed the house’s open-plan living area, conceived as a series of interconnected nooks—one for mixing cocktails, another for playing records, and a third for taking calls on a throwback landline.
—Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2026
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Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Smashing the cucumbers creates nooks and crannies to soak up the dressing, so every bite is extra flavorful.
—Molly Baz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
City and fire officials have long complained that the existing network of 50 fire stations is inadequate geographically to access some small nooks and crannies in a city with many canyons and other topographic challenges.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The duo’s finely tuned eye for color informed the house’s open-plan living area, conceived as a series of interconnected nooks—one for mixing cocktails, another for playing records, and a third for taking calls on a throwback landline.
—Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Nook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nook. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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nook
noun1
: an interior angle or corner formed usually by two walls
a chimney nook
2
: a sheltered or hidden place
a shady nook
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