alcove.

a recessed space opening off a larger room

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Words that belong together

• window alcove
• sleeping alcove
• recessed alcove

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A desk stood in the window alcove.

She stepped into an alcove to avoid the passing crowd.

Curtains screened the sleeping alcove from the room.

Usage notes

Primary curation section: Architecture. Usually smaller and less enclosed than a separate room. Plural: alcoves.