ALCOVE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small recess opening off a larger room

Synonyms:

alcove; bay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("alcove" is a kind of...):

niche; recess (an enclosure that is set back or indented)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alcove"):

carrel; carrell; cubicle; stall (small individual study area in a library)

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