Synonyms of nooks

nooks

noun

plural of nook

as in alcoves

a hollowed-out space in a wall

books filled every nook in the literature professor's house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alcoves
• corners
• niches
• crannies
• recesses
• cubicles
• cubbyholes
• housings
• shrines
• indents
• embrasures
• indentations
• dents
• indentures
• ambries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nooks

Then there’s the library mantel Burnett unearthed, its twin nooks now unassumingly holding the couple’s Oscars. — Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

Incorporating antique finds, greenery, and utilizing your home’s quirky features, like alcoves and nooks, are just a few of the ways your home is set apart from the rest on the block. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026

Excess doorways were removed and replaced with new casework—the removal of some doorways allowed some spaces to be re-imagined, creating reading nooks or quiet collaboration spaces. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

This kit makes both jobs simple with tools for cleaning up to 15-foot vents with flexible rods, specialty brushes that fit inside lint traps, and tweezers to reach into all the nooks and crannies. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

This annual festival is a love letter to the nooks and crannies of Iceland’s design scene. — Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

Snakes are ectothermic and rely on outside heat to regulate their body temperature, so a dark, warm engine bay makes an appealing shelter — and offers plenty of nooks to hide from predators. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Hall nooks have video screens so small student groups can work with teachers on projects. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

In a video recently posted on social media, AMNH Exhibition Maintenance Janet Spiller uses a backpack vacuum with fiber pole attachments to clean all of the nooks and crannies inside the exhibit. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026