| Main Entry: | niche |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place all one's own |
Synonyms: |
alcove, byplace, calling, compartment, corner, cranny, cubbyhole, hole, hollow, indentation, nook, opening, pigeonhole, position, recess, slot, vocation |
| Main Entry: | alcove |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nook, secluded spot |
Synonyms: |
anteroom, bay, bower, compartment, corner, cubbyhole, cubicle, niche, recess, study |
| Main Entry: | bay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | alcove in wall |
Synonyms: |
bow window, compartment, niche, nook, opening, oriel, recess |
| Main Entry: | compartment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | section, subdivision |
Synonyms: |
alcove, area, bay, berth, booth, carrel, carriage, category, cell, chamber, corner, cubbyhole, cubicle, department, division, hole, locker, niche, nook, part, piece, pigeonhole, place, portion, slot, stall |
| Main Entry: | cranny |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nook, opening |
Synonyms: |
breach, byplace, chink, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, gap, hole, interstice, niche |
| Notes: | the difference between a nook and a cranny is that the nook is a corner and a cranny is a crack |
| Main Entry: | department |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of interest, expertise |
Synonyms: |
activity, administration, assignment, avocation, bailiwick, berth, bureau, business, capacity, class, classification, domain, dominion, duty, field, function, incumbency, jurisdiction, line, niche, occupation, office, province, realm, responsibility, slot, specialty, sphere, spot, station, vocation, walk of life, wing |
| Main Entry: | haunt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for socializing |
Synonyms: |
abode, bar, clubhouse, cubbyhole, den, dwelling, gathering place, habitat, hangout, headquarters, home, lair, living quarters, locality, meeting place, niche, place, purlieu, range, rendezvous, resort, retreat, site, stomping ground, trysting place, watering hole |
| Main Entry: | hole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening in a solid object |
Synonyms: |
aperture, breach, break, burrow, cave, cavern, cavity, chamber, chasm, chink, cistern, cleft, covert, crack, cranny, crater, cut, den, dent, depression, dimple, dip, excavation, eyelet, fissure, foramen, fracture, gap, gash, gorge, hollow, hovel, keyhole, lacuna, lair, leak, mouth, nest, niche, nick, notch, orifice, outlet, passage, peephole, perforation, pit, pocket, pockmark, puncture, rent, retreat, scoop, shaft, shelter, space, split, tear, tunnel, vacuity, vent, void, window |
Antonyms: |
closure, solid |
| Main Entry: | job |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | employment |
Synonyms: |
activity, appointment, assignment, berth, billet, business, calling, capacity, career, chore, connection, craft, daily grind, engagement, faculty, function, gig, grind*, handicraft, line, livelihood, means, métier, niche, nine-to-five, occupation, office, opening, operation, place, position, post, posting, profession, pursuit, racket, rat race, situation, spot, stint, swindle*, task, trade, vocation, work |
Antonyms: |
unemployment |
| Main Entry: | nook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | corner, cubbyhole |
Synonyms: |
alcove, byplace, cavity, compartment, cranny, crevice, den, hideout, hole, inglenook, niche, opening, quoin, recess, retreat |