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 apartment is big by New York standards, but there are only two common areas: the upstairs kitchen, which has a nook for a dining room table but can’t handle more than two people cooking at a time, and a basement common area that has a couple of assorted couches and tables. Kayla Levy, Curbed, 6 Feb. 2025 The room has craft tables and reading nooks and is stocked with games, crayons, and books. Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025 The low-profile triangular swivel mop head is ideal for sliding into tricky-to-reach nooks and crannies. Maria Conti, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025 Some embers race away on the wind and find their way into vulnerable nooks and crannies in a home, such as open vents, palm tree bark or a broom left on the front porch. Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for nook 

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“Nook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nook. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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