alcove
Collocations
4ADJ.
useful
VERB + ALCOVE
found
ALCOVE + NOUN
statue
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
noun
A small recessed area set off from a larger room.
It was very different from such bookstores as he had been accustomed to patronize. Two stories of the old house had been thrown into one: the lower space was divided into little alcoves; above, a gallery ran round the wall, which carried books to the ceiling.
A shady retreat.
The house was situated in a leafy alcove.
The geographical and geological term for a steep-sided hollow in the side of an exposed rock face or cliff of a homogeneous rock type, that was water eroded.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a small recess opening off a larger room
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5It was very different from such bookstores as he had been accustomed to patronize. Two stories of the old house had been thrown into one: the lower space was divided into little alcoves; above, a gall
WiktionaryThe house was situated in a leafy alcove.
WiktionaryI found an alcove with a statue of a Hindu deity.
Tatoeba · #699975An alcove is useful for storing things.
Tatoeba · #2895076The apartment has an alcove.
Tatoeba · #9915796