Nook - English meaning

noun

A recess in the wall of a room or garden.

Usage examples:

Large social gatherings usually take place in a special room with two alcoves built into a wall.

noun

A small space in a room, formed by one part of a wall being further back than the parts on each side

Usage examples:

We've put some bookshelves in the alcove.

noun

An opening, hole, or gap.

Usage examples:

The bell ropes passed through apertures in the ceiling

noun

A small and often narrow opening, especially one that allows light into a camera

noun

A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards.

Usage examples:

A boat trip round the bay

noun

An evergreen mediterranean shrub with deep green leaves and purple berries. its aromatic leaves are used in cooking and were formerly used to make triumphal crowns for victors.

Usage examples:

The experiment (conducted may - june 2000) tested whole and torn leaves from 10 bay trees, 10 oak t…

noun

A space created by a window line projecting outwards from a wall.

Usage examples:

Each window projects as a bay, with a base low enough to sit on and wide enough to serve as a gener…

noun

An empty space within a solid object.

Usage examples:

The abdominal cavity

noun

A hole in a surface or a hollow inside something

Usage examples:

The abdominal/chest cavity

noun

A place or angle where two sides or edges meet.

Usage examples:

Jan sat at one corner of the table

verb

Force (a person or animal) into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape.

Usage examples:

The man was eventually cornered by police dogs

noun

Another term for corner (sense 5 of the noun).

Usage examples:

Kavanagh lofted a corner kick

noun

A small, narrow space or opening.

Usage examples:

Bugs and spiders conceal themselves in crannies of the bark

noun

A small, narrow opening in something solid

Usage examples:

There were small plants growing in every nook and cranny of the wall.

noun

A narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall.

Usage examples:

Many creatures hide in crevices in the rock

noun

A deep crack or opening in a surface, esp. in rock

Usage examples:

He slipped on the mountain and landed in a crevice.

noun

A small enclosed space or room.

Usage examples:

She works in a cubbyhole next to his office

noun

A very small room or space

noun

A wild mammal's hidden home; a lair.

Usage examples:

A female mink had set up her den there

verb

(of a wild animal) live in a den.

Usage examples:

The cubs denned in the late autumn

noun

A break or hole in an object or between two objects.

Usage examples:

He peeped through the gap in the curtains

noun

An empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things

Usage examples:

Picking up speed, she closed the gap between them., she has a gap between her front teeth., after a…

noun

A difference between two numbers, amounts, or levels

Usage examples:

Forecasters are predicting a budget gap of nearly $17 bn next year., there is a $40 million shortfa…

noun

A place used for hiding in or as a retreat from other people.

Usage examples:

Workmen added 4 ft to the top of the 6 ft-high wooden fence round her surrey hideaway to stop pryin…

noun

A place where someone goes when the person wants to relax and get away

Usage examples:

A country hideaway

noun

A hiding place, especially one used by someone who has broken the law.

Usage examples:

The kidnappers did not want their hideout discovered

noun

A secret place where someone can go when the person does not want to be found by other people

Usage examples:

We made our hideout under the bushes.

adjective

Having a hole or empty space inside.

Usage examples:

A hollow metal tube

noun

A hole or depression in something.

Usage examples:

A hollow at the base of a large tree

verb

Form by making a hole.

Usage examples:

A tunnel was hollowed out in a mountain range

noun

A space on either side of a large fireplace.

Usage examples:

An inglenook fireplace

noun

A partly closed space by a large open fireplace built so that you can sit close to the fire

noun

A structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young.

Usage examples:

Two sparrows frantically building a nest

verb

(of a bird or other animal) use or build a nest.

Usage examples:

The owls often nest in barns

noun

A structure or other place where creatures, esp. birds, give birth or leave their eggs to develop

Usage examples:

Swallows are nesting in our apple tree.

noun

A comfortable or suitable position in life or employment.

Usage examples:

He is now a partner at a leading law firm and feels he has found his niche

adjective

Denoting products, services, or interests that appeal to a small, specialized section of the population.

Usage examples:

Other companies in this space had to adapt to being niche players

verb

Place (something) in a niche or recess.

Usage examples:

These elements were niched within the shadowy reaches

noun

A space or gap that allows passage or access.

Usage examples:

An opening in the roof would get rid of the smoke

adjective

Coming at the beginning of something; initial.

Usage examples:

She stole the show with her opening remark

verb

Move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision.

Usage examples:

She opened the door and went in

noun

A small recess for a domestic pigeon to nest in.

Usage examples:

It's fortunate that they set up those pigeonholes because some of the pigeons have come home to roo…

verb

Assign to a particular category, typically an overly restrictive one.

Usage examples:

I was pigeonholed as a ‘youth writer’

verb

To put someone or something into a group or type, often unfairly

Usage examples:

He’s was pigeonholed early on in his career as a gospel singer.

noun

A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest.

Usage examples:

A table set into a recess

verb

Attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed.

Usage examples:

The lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling

noun

A period of time in which an organized activity such as study or work is temporarily stopped

Usage examples:

Congress returns from its august recess next week., after lunch, the kids have recess., he pointed …

noun

The state of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or difficulty.

Usage examples:

He was forced to take refuge in the french embassy

noun

Protection or shelter from danger, trouble, etc., or a place that provides this

Usage examples:

[ u ] residents took refuge in their basements during the tornado., [ c ] the bay is also a wildlif…

verb

(of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat.

Usage examples:

The french retreated in disarray

noun

An act of moving back or withdrawing.

Usage examples:

A speedy retreat

verb

The act of withdrawing or going backward

noun

A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.

Usage examples:

Huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter

verb

Protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather.

Usage examples:

The hut sheltered him from the cold wind

noun

Something that gives protection, such as a building or tent, or the protection provided

Usage examples:

[ c ] we took the stray dog to an animal shelter., [ u ] the wall gave us some shelter from the win…

adjective

Comfortable, warm, and cosy; well protected from the weather or cold.

Usage examples:

She was safe and snug in ruth's arms

noun

A small, comfortable public room in a pub or inn.

Usage examples:

The main bar greets you and you can enjoy your drink down by the fireplace or in one of its comfort…

verb

Place (something) safely or cosily.

Usage examples:

She tucks him in, snugging the blanket up to his chin

noun

A cosy or comfortable place, especially someone's private room or den.

Usage examples:

The sides of the ceiling of the snuggery were covered with portraits of heroic scots attired in kil…