as in alcoves
a hollowed-out space in a wall
books filled every nook in the literature professor's house
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Recent Examples of nooks
This handheld vacuum from Bissell is perfect for your home’s tiniest nooks and crannies.
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Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Pay special attention to any tight nooks and crannies.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
The biggest focus should be on the appliances, pulling them out to clean the floors and zeroing in on stubborn nooks and crannies like door seals.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
There are balconies on every floor, plus a front porch equipped with fire pits and snug seating nooks (ideal for enjoying a post-dinner amaro from the lounge, which also serves coffee and Flour Moon bagels in the morning and small dishes all day).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
The indoor and outdoor public spaces feature an impressive contemporary art collection with works by Jeffrey Gibson, Gerald Clarke and others, nooks for sitting and games for enjoying in the year-round sunshine.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
The english muffin, made in house by their pastry chef Liz Hollinger, is tender and filled with all the nooks and crannies needed to absorb the savory goodness sandwiched in between.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
Recreating the dizzying, labyrinthian layout of Walled City for film, the set designers also added several removable walls and nooks for cameras to be fitted in and for the martial arts choreographers to have sufficient room to work in.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Some might enjoy sifting through the nooks and crannies for every discovery, others might want to race through to experience the game without all the bloat.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Pay special attention to any tight nooks and crannies.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
The biggest focus should be on the appliances, pulling them out to clean the floors and zeroing in on stubborn nooks and crannies like door seals.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
There are balconies on every floor, plus a front porch equipped with fire pits and snug seating nooks (ideal for enjoying a post-dinner amaro from the lounge, which also serves coffee and Flour Moon bagels in the morning and small dishes all day).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
The indoor and outdoor public spaces feature an impressive contemporary art collection with works by Jeffrey Gibson, Gerald Clarke and others, nooks for sitting and games for enjoying in the year-round sunshine.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
The english muffin, made in house by their pastry chef Liz Hollinger, is tender and filled with all the nooks and crannies needed to absorb the savory goodness sandwiched in between.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
Recreating the dizzying, labyrinthian layout of Walled City for film, the set designers also added several removable walls and nooks for cameras to be fitted in and for the martial arts choreographers to have sufficient room to work in.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Some might enjoy sifting through the nooks and crannies for every discovery, others might want to race through to experience the game without all the bloat.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Nooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nooks. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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