alcove
IPA: ˈæɫkoʊv
noun
- (architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room.
- A shady retreat.
- (countable) 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.
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Examples of "alcove" in Sentences
- The main entrance rests in an arched alcove.
- The walls were expanded and alcoves were added.
- The models were in an alcove that was roped off.
- Tucked in an alcove was a little boy no older than six.
- That created the concentration of carbon monoxide in the alcove.
- Within the alcove is my ebony rod, wound with the silver serpent.
- The foyer contains the original organ that was placed in the alcove.
- The city of Albany's Alcove Reservoir lies to the west of the hamlet.
- In the alcove above the entrance is circular relief a symbol of Christ.
- The alcove is Lilac at Charlie’s request, he picked the colours himself.
- While the alcove is vacant, the astronaut is able to look inside the alcove.
- At in elevation, the closest hamlet is Alcove, part of the town of Coeymans.
- The cuckholded Herringbone then inters them alive in an alcove in the basement.
- Allah’s wrath to a black stone, and the Queen thou foundest in the alcove is my mother.
- He presses a button and alcove is lighted by electricity, discovering the face of a large safe.
- (Old Slave Block in St. Louis Hotel, New Orleans -- The name over the middle alcove is "M. Barnett", which was my birth name)
- On the screen opposite the alcove was a large canvas with a great many square tomato-colored blobs on it, and nothing else, so far as
- This area is an alcove, created by a gap in the center field bleachers, and in the alcove are the stairs that lead to the two clubhouses.
- In an alcove was a washbasin and a door that led to the outside storage area, mainly used for empty crates and bottles and for washing and peeling vegetables.
- Looking across the bay or large alcove from the Zejua’s restaurant area, one could see in the distance, like a mirage, this lovely tropical, coconut tree strewn island like beach, “vacant” and worthy of visiting for a life time.
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