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Synonyms for alcove

Most common

bay recess nook bower

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A small recessed area set off from a larger room.

Forms

Plural
alcoves → bays, nooks, recesses, bowers…

Example sentences

  • bay A large number of boats lay at anchor in the bay.
  • recess One day at recess, Yuri was approached by Martha.
  • nook We don't have time to search every nook and cranny.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
alcoverising
baysteady
recessfalling
nookrising
bowersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bay1
4 letters
nook1
5 letters
bower2
6 letters
recess2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bower2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
alcôve
Italiano
alcova
Deutsch
Alkoven
Català
alcova