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# alcove

noun (alcove, alcoves)

«alcove» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An alcove is a small recess set back in a wall of a room, a little space for a seat or for objects to be shown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcove/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a small space in a room where precious things are kept or displayed

### Examples

- The vase stood in an alcove by the fireplace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcove/#x1)
- She read her book in the cosy alcove by the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcove/#x2)
- The statue was kept in a small alcove in the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcove/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «alcove» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcove/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«alcove» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alcove.html) on Mova free.