nook

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 nōk, hook.]

An alcove opening off a room to provide additional or more intimate space, sometimes at a fireplace or adjoining a kitchen for dining.

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IN BRIEF: A small sheltered or hidden place.

Oh for a seat in some poetic nook, Just hid with trees and sparkling with a brook! — James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784-1859), English poet, critic, author, from Politics and Poetics.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a sheltered and secluded place

Meaning #2: an interior angle formed be two meeting walls
  Synonym: corner

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - krog, hjørne

idioms:

• every nook and cranny    gennemsøge de fjerneste kroge

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoekje, (gezellig/veilig) plekje

Français (French)
n. - coin, niche

idioms:

• every nook and cranny    tous les coins et recoins

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ecke, Winkel

idioms:

• every nook and cranny    alle Ecken und Winkel, alle Aspekte

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γωνίτσα, κόχη, ακρούλα, γωνιά

idioms:

• every nook and cranny    (ψάχνω) παντού

Italiano (Italian)
cantuccio

idioms:

• every nook and cranny    ogni angolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recanto (m), canto (m)

idioms:

• every nook and cranny    em todos os lugares

Русский (Russian)
укромное место

idioms:

• every nook and cranny    каждый уголок, повсюду

Español (Spanish)
n. - rincón, escondrijo

idioms:

• every nook and cranny    en todos los recovecos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vrå, avkrok

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
角落, 隐匿处, 躲蔽处

idioms:

• every nook and cranny    每一个角落

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 角落, 隱匿處, 躲蔽處

idioms:

• every nook and cranny    每一個角落

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 구석, 피난처

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 隅, 引っ込んだ所, 隠れ場所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زاويه, مكان منعزل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פינה, מסתור, מחבוא, גומחה‬

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