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alcoves

noun as in nook, secluded spot

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Indeed there were people peering down from every level from floors and alcoves with honey-colored light.

Extraordinary bays and alcoves, never before dreamed of by the Ecole des Beaux Arts gave light and shadow to long walls.

Many surprising little alcoves and odd, cell-like rooms were distributed all through the church.

Instantly they scrambled out of their alcoves, pulled on their coats and trousers; and noiselessly stole out into the night.

In alcoves half-veiled with silken curtains stood statues in gold and bronze.

All through both alcoves Harvey searched, and his face was rather pale when he and Frank returned to the table.

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to alcoves, such as: compartment, cubicle, niche, recess, study, and bay.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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