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# alcove

«alcove» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small recess set back in a wall of a room, a little…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (alcove, alcoves)

### meaning for a pupil

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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcove/#m1)

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

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «alcove» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alcove/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.