- a small quiet place or corner that is sheltered or hidden from other people
- a shady nook in the garden
- dark woods full of secret nooks and crannies
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNook is used after these nouns:- breakfast
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a corner or fragment): of unknown origin.Definitions on the go
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Idioms
See nook in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryevery nook and cranny
(also Indian English every nook and corner)
- (informal) every part of a place; every aspect of a situation
- The wind blew into every nook and cranny.
- She always explored every nook and cranny of a business deal.
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