Definition of nooknext
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 Every Friday, Bloomberg Intelligence senior analyst Nathan Dean gives his insights into what’s been happening and what’s coming up in the nooks and crannies of government and markets. Nathan R Dean, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026 The biggest changes came when Cunnick furnished the place, bringing in Noguchi lamps, a Richard Tuttle chair and lamps, and a Judd side table and daybed, which served as seating in a dining nook. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026 The wide passage to the kitchen transformed into a nook for dining, where the old living room’s Chesterfield sofa fits in an alcove to create a banquette. Anne Hardy, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2026 Only a few empty seats lingered in Empower’s nooks and crannies. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nook
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Noun
  • The six individual bunkbed alcoves, built inside the airline's new fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, will have a lie-flat bed with a mattress, pillow, sheets, blanket and a seatbelt.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Here in the 12,000-square-foot Asaya Spa, alcoves with loungers are like small sitting rooms.
    Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
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  • Only weeks after trading away one of the league's best corners in Trent McDuffie, the Chiefs traded up with Cleveland to take McDuffie's replacment.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • From corners, Bromley pack the six-yard box, with multiple players darting towards its centre.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Nook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nook. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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