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 episode takes a Dale-heavy turn when the book nook ends up introducing something else to Arlen: bed bugs. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Shortly after the ribbon-cutting, all the nooks were occupied. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025 The Scandinavian silhouette works perfectly in an entryway nook, perhaps near a staircase. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2025 The wooden handle also has nooks and crannies for water to collect in during washing, so making sure the knife was completely dry was a chore. Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for nook
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Noun
  • Curved corridors above the lobby wrap around the tower’s hub, leading to guest rooms tucked into vaulted alcoves.
    Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Check alcoves or stairways for opportunities to leave the crowd.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Afterward, Carrie danced down her hallway and disappeared around the corner.
    Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • With a new generation of full-size pickups and SUVs around the corner, GM’s prospects should get brighter over the next four to five years.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Nook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nook. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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