niche
English Thesaurus
1. an enclosure that is set back or indented (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | enclosure, |
| definition | : | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | alcove, bay, |
| definition | : | a small recess opening off a larger room (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | apse, apsis, |
| definition | : | a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cinerarium, columbarium, |
| definition | : | a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fireplace, hearth, open fireplace, |
| definition | : | an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | mihrab, |
| definition | : | (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca (noun.artifact) |
2. a small concavity (noun.shape)
| hyponym | : | pharyngeal recess, |
| definition | : | a small recess in the wall of the pharynx (noun.body) |
3. (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | condition, status, |
| definition | : | a state at a particular time (noun.state) |
4. a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | place, station, |
| definition | : | proper or designated social situation (noun.state) |
5. an enclosure that is set back or indented (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | recess, |
| definition | : | put into a recess (verb.contact) |
6. a small concavity (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | recess, |
| definition | : | make a recess in (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | recess, |
| definition | : | put into a recess (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | corner, tree, |
| definition | : | force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape (verb.motion) |
7. an enclosure that is set back or indented (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | recess, |
| definition | : | put into a recess (verb.contact) |
8. a small concavity (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | recess, |
| definition | : | make a recess in (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | recess, |
| definition | : | put into a recess (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | corner, tree, |
| definition | : | force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape (verb.motion) |
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