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Alcove

A recess or partly enclosed extension connected to or forming part of a room.
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Nook

A small corner, alcove, or recess, especially one in a large room.
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Alcove

A secluded structure, such as a bower, in a garden.
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Nook

A hidden or secluded spot.
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Alcove

(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room.
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Nook

A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
There was a small broom for sweeping ash kept in the nook between the fireplace bricks and the wall.
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Alcove

A shady retreat.
The house was situated in a leafy alcove.
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Nook

A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.
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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Alcove

A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain a bed; a lateral recess in a library.
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Nook

A recess, cove or hollow.
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Alcove

A small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat, in a pleasure ground; a garden bower.
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Nook

(historical) An English unit of land area, originally 4 of a yardland but later 2 or 20 acres.
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Alcove

Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment.
The youthful wanderers found a wild alcove.
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Nook

A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
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Alcove

A small recess opening off a larger room
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Nook

|_|fandom slang|vulgar}} The vagina-like genitalia of a troll, featured in Homestuck fanworks but not in canon.
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Nook

To withdraw into a nook.
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Nook

To situate in a nook.
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Nook

A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.
How couldst thou find this dark, sequestered nook?
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Nook

A sheltered and secluded place
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Nook

An interior angle formed be two meeting walls;
A piano was in one corner of the room
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