1
chiefly Scotland
: a right-angled corner
2
a
: an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
b
: a secluded or sheltered place or part
searched every nook and cranny
c
: a small often recessed section of a larger room
a breakfast nook
Examples of nook in a Sentence
an old house full of nooks and crannies
a cozy nook perfect for reading
We found a shady nook under an old oak tree.
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The kitchen has penny tile floors, and between the dining room and breakfast nook is an original stained glass window.
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Angela Serratore, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Start your morning with coffee in the sunlit kitchen with breakfast nook.
—Bruce Castleberry, Boston Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
An adjacent dining area connects to the pink and mint-green kitchen, which is outfitted with marble countertops, vintage-style appliances, and a breakfast nook with an integrated table and bench seating.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
And just as a cozy armchair might naturally fit into a reading nook, proteins follow intrinsic molecular placement rules that guide them to specialized condensates suited to particular functions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2025
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Angela Serratore, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Start your morning with coffee in the sunlit kitchen with breakfast nook.
—Bruce Castleberry, Boston Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
An adjacent dining area connects to the pink and mint-green kitchen, which is outfitted with marble countertops, vintage-style appliances, and a breakfast nook with an integrated table and bench seating.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
And just as a cozy armchair might naturally fit into a reading nook, proteins follow intrinsic molecular placement rules that guide them to specialized condensates suited to particular functions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Nook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nook. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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nook
noun1
: an interior angle or corner formed usually by two walls
a chimney nook
2
: a sheltered or hidden place
a shady nook
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