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/nʊk/noun

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कोना, एकांत स्थान

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noun
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    [C]

    a small quiet place or corner that is sheltered or hidden from other people

    कोना, एकांत स्थान

    • a reading nook
    • Radhika found a quiet nook in the garden where she could read in peace.
    • Every nook of the old house held a surprise.
    + 2 more examples
    • The cat curled up in a sunny nook by the window.
    • They searched every nook and cranny of the room for the lost key.

    Synonyms corner recess alcove niche cranny

Idioms 1

every nook and cranny

every part of a place

कोना-कोना

  • We searched every nook and cranny for the keys.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Keep the corner words together: nook (a small sheltered corner), cranny (a small narrow opening), alcove (a small area in a room formed by part of a wall being further back), niche (a small hollow in a wall; also a suitable position: 'find your niche'), recess (a part of a wall set back).

कोने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: nook (छोटा सुरक्षित कोना), cranny (छोटी संकरी दरार), alcove (दीवार के पीछे हटने से बना छोटा स्थान), niche (दीवार में छोटा गड्ढा, आला; उपयुक्त स्थान भी: 'find your niche'), recess (दीवार का पीछे हटा भाग)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Every nook and cranny (every part of a place).

Idiom बहुत पूछा जाता है: every nook and cranny (किसी स्थान का कोना-कोना)।