Alcove

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  • noun. A recess or partly enclosed extension connected to or forming part of a room.
  • noun. A secluded structure, such as a bower, in a garden.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A covered recess.
  • noun. A recess in an escarpment formed by the more rapid retrogressive erosion of one part than of another.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat, in a pleasure ground; a garden bower.
  • noun. Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A small recessed area set off from a larger room.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a small recess opening off a larger room
    • Word Usage
    "Within the alcove is my ebony rod, wound with the silver serpent."
    cross-reference
    alcove system  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    niche  recess  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    carrel  carrell  cubicle  stall  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    archway  bedroom  booth  cavern  chamber  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    arbor  bay  belvedere  bower  carrel  
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