There was a small broom for sweeping ash kept in the nook between the fireplace bricks and the wall.
The back of the used book shop was one of her favorite nooks; she could read for hours and no one would bother her or pester her to buy.
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Nook — Nook … Википедия
Nook — may refer to: *Donna Nook (ship) (1916 1941), a 40 metre, 307 ton trawler, pressed into service as a minesweeper *Nook (Lexx episode), an episode of the science fiction TV series, LEXX *Nook may also refer to a corner, as in a room. * A nook… … Wikipedia
nook — [nuk] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Old Norse] 1.) literary a small quiet place which is sheltered by a rock, a big tree etc ▪ a shady nook 2.) a small space in a corner of a room ▪ the table in the breakfast nook 3.) ev … Dictionary of contemporary English
Nook — (n[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. nok; cf. Gael. & Ir. niuc.] A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat. [1913 Webster] How couldst thou find this dark, sequestered nook? Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nook — ► NOUN ▪ a corner or recess offering seclusion or security. ● every nook and cranny Cf. ↑every nook and cranny ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
nook — [nook] n. [ME (chiefly Northern) nok, akin to Norw nakke, a hook, ON hnekkja, to hem in, drive back, OE hnecca, the NECK] 1. a corner of a room, or a part of a room cut off from the main part [a breakfast nook] 2. a small recess or secluded spot; … English World dictionary
nook|y — «NUK ee», adjective, nook|i|er, nook|i|est. 1. full of nooks. 2. nooklike … Useful english dictionary
nook — [ nuk ] noun count a small corner or sheltered space every nook and cranny/all the nooks and crannies every part of a place … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Nook [1] — Nook, in Abyssinien der Samen der Pflanzengattung Heliopsis … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Nook [2] — Nook (Schiffbauk.), s. Nock … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
nook — (n.) c.1300, noke, of unknown origin. Possibly connected with Norwegian dialectal nokke hook, bent figure, or O.E. hnecca neck, but the sense evolution would be difficult … Etymology dictionary
