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| Main Entry: |
alcove
 [al-kohv] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nook, secluded spot |
| Synonyms: | anteroom, bay, bower, compartment, corner, cubbyhole, cubicle, niche, recess, study |
| Main Entry: | chamber |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small compartment, room |
| Synonyms: | alcove, antechamber, apartment, bedchamber, bedroom, box, case, cavity, cell, chest, container, cubicle, enclosure, flat, hall, hollow, lodging, pocket, room, socket |
| Main Entry: | compartment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | section, subdivision |
| Synonyms: | alcove, area, bay, berth, booth, carrel, carriage, category, cell, chamber, corner, cubbyhole, cubicle, department, division, hole, locker, niche, nook, part, piece, pigeonhole, place, portion, slot, stall |
Example Sentences
- My washing machine and dryer sit in a shallow alcove.
- The master bedroom, which is on the main floor, has a walk-in closet and an alcove with a secondary closet.
- The result is six floors of apartments, including eight alcove studios, eight two-bedroom units and four duplex penthouses.
| Main Entry: | niche |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place all one's own |
| Synonyms: | alcove, byplace, calling, compartment, corner, cranny, cubbyhole, hole, hollow, indentation, nook, opening, pigeonhole, position, recess, slot, vocation |
| Main Entry: | nook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | corner, cubbyhole |
| Synonyms: | alcove, byplace, cavity, compartment, cranny, crevice, den, hideout, hole, inglenook, niche, opening, quoin, recess, retreat |
| Main Entry: | recess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | niche, corner |
| Synonyms: | alcove, ambush, angle, apse, bay, break, carrel, cavity, cell, closet, cove, cranny, crutch, crypt, cubicle, dent, depression, depths, embrasure, fork, heart, hiding place, hole, hollow, indentation, mouth, nook, opening, oriel, penetralia, reaches, retreat, secret place, slot, socket |
| Main Entry: | room |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enclosed section of building designed for specific purpose |
| Synonyms: | accommodation, alcove, apartment, cabin, cave*, chamber, cubbyhole, cubicle, den, flat, flop, joint*, lodging, niche, office, setup, suite, turf, vault |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bay window |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bow window |
| Synonyms: | alcove, oriel, picture window |
| Main Entry: | bower |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leafy shelter |
| Synonyms: | alcove, arbor, gazebo, grove, shady retreat, thicket |
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