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Meanings of alcove in English

Russian
альков
Portuguese
alcova
Spanish
alcoba
Wikidata

Recessed area open from a larger room but enclosed by architectural elements.

        альков
        Portuguese
        nicho
        Catalan
        buit
        Spanish
        hueco

        A small recess opening off a larger room.

              nicho
              Synonyms
              Examples for "bay"
              Examples for "bay"
              1
              In the morning of the 10th, the Discovery arrived in the bay.
              A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
              2
              Keeping Angela Merkel at bay might be a good place to start.
              The Irish Times
              3
              Police held the crowd at the bay and there was no violence.
              The Irish Times
              4
              We gazed west to the sea and shoreline towns across the bay.
              Climbing Magazine
              5
              She had a great deal of experience keeping such panic at bay.
              The irish warrior
              Usage of alcove in English
              1
              There's a small kitchen alcove at the far end on the right.
              The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
              2
              Remain in my alcove and welcome; but we will both remain there.
              Cinq Mars — Volume 4
              3
              The sun came in from the right, far away from the alcove.
              Abbe Mouret's Transgression
              4
              Now he deliberately stopped the party in their progress to the alcove.
              Ronicky Doone
              5
              At the far end of the room was an alcove for musicians.
              Hell House
              6
              A canopy-bed stood in the alcove, and among the pillows lay Marie.
              The Nameless Castle
              7
              The bed, as is common in French houses, stood in an alcove.
              Blind Love
              8
              She pointed to the alcove at the far end of the lake.
              The Secret Crown (2010)
              9
              After the lovers again joined me, we supped together in the alcove.
              The Last Man
              10
              The creepers upon the wall were encroaching stealthily upon the alcove window.
              The Voice of the People
              11
              She put a rose jar on a table in the alcove window.
              The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore
              12
              But it wasn't that view of starry space, merely a lightless alcove.
              Seize the night
              13
              The alcove above the platform has been decorated with flags and wreaths.
              Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: Second Series
              14
              She edged away from her family toward an alcove behind a column.
              Seven Minutes in Heaven
              15
              In an alcove stood a snowy bed, the covers invitingly turned down.
              Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society
              16
              Soon in an alcove of faces he grew conscious of a presence.
              The Worshipper of the Image
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              Translations for alcove
              Portuguese
              alcovanicho
              Alcove through the time
              Alcove across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Common