Vocabulary Word
Word: alcove
Definition: nook; recess
Definition: nook; recess
Sentences Containing 'alcove'
Two persons were coming down the stairs; he had only time to creep into an alcove to avoid them.
More Vocab Words
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::: aboriginal - being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine
::: beneficial - helpful; useful; advantageous
::: calorific - heat-producing; N. calorie
::: forfeit - something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture
::: libertine - debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou\'e; CF. free
::: gratify - please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire
::: defection - desertion
::: imperceptible - unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable
