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 And while the wooden chairs in the breakfast nook were lovingly worn-in, the uprights in the dining room hardly encouraged lingering. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025 Standard seats are fine, but the Cockpit Suite—a snug 120-square-foot nook up front—steals the show. Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025 But our favorite design moment is the reading nook set up in one of the expansive portal windows overlooking the backyard trees. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 5 Apr. 2025 Backyard Discovery Porch Swing If your space can accommodate one, this porch swing will become your new outdoor reading nook. Toni Sutton, People.com, 5 Apr. 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 Apr. 2025.

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