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nook  (nk)
n.
1. A small corner, alcove, or recess, especially one in a large room.
2. A hidden or secluded spot.

[Middle English nok, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialectal nk, hook.]

nook
Noun
1. a corner or recess
2. a secluded or sheltered place [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nooknook - a sheltered and secluded place
retreat - a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
2.nook - an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"
amen corner - area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens'
area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
chimney corner, inglenook - a corner by a fireplace

nook
Translations
Spanish nook [nuk] nrincón m;
nooks and crannies → escondrijos mpl

French nook [nuk] n nooks and crannies → recoins mpl
German nook [nuk] n every nook and cranny → jeder Winkel
Italian nook [nuk] n nooks and crannies → angoli mpl

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A CROW in great want of food saw a Serpent asleep in a sunny nook, and flying down, greedily seized him.
A few years ago, while visiting or, rather, rummaging about Notre-Dame, the author of this book found, in an obscure nook of one of the towers, the following word, engraved by hand upon the wall:--
High on the upper deck, in a little nook among the everywhere predominant cotton-bales, at last we may find him.
 
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