noun
a small, narrow space or opening.
bugs and spiders conceal themselves in crannies of the bark
chink,crack,crevice,slit,split,fissure,rift,cleft,opening,gap,aperture,cavity,hole,hollow,niche,corner,recess,bay,booth,alcove,nook,interstice
noun
a small, narrow space or opening.
bugs and spiders conceal themselves in crannies of the bark
chink,crack,crevice,slit,split,fissure,rift,cleft,opening,gap,aperture,cavity,hole,hollow,niche,corner,recess,bay,booth,alcove,nook,interstice
noun
A large semicircular or polygonal recess in a church, arched or with a domed roof and typically at the church’s eastern end.
They were seated at the midpoint of the nave, with us facing them backward, that is, toward the narthex rather than the apse of the cathedral.
alcove,bay,niche,nook,corner,inglenook
noun
A large semicircular or polygonal recess in a church, arched or with a domed roof, typically at the eastern end, and usually containing the altar.
They were seated at the midpoint of the nave, with us facing them backward, that is, toward the narthex rather than the apse of the cathedral.
alcove,bay,niche,nook,corner,inglenook
noun
A small recess or cupboard in the wall of a church.
More and more, Catholic parishes are building beautiful ambries and placing them where they can be seen.
alcove,bay,niche,nook,corner,inglenook
noun
A small recess or cupboard in the wall of a church.
More and more, Catholic parishes are building beautiful ambries and placing them where they can be seen.
alcove,bay,niche,nook,corner,inglenook
noun
A recess in the wall of a room or garden.
Large social gatherings usually take place in a special room with two alcoves built into a wall.
recess,niche,nook,opening,bay,hollow,cavity,corner,indentation,booth
noun
A recess in the wall of a room or garden.
Large social gatherings usually take place in a special room with two alcoves built into a wall.
recess,niche,nook,opening,bay,hollow,cavity,corner,indentation,booth
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