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| Main Entry: | niche |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place all one's own |
| Synonyms: | alcove, calling, compartment, corner, cranny*, cubbyhole*, hole, hollow, indentation, nook, opening, pigeonhole*, position, recess, slot, vocation, byplace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alcove |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nook, secluded spot |
| Synonyms: | bay, bower, compartment, corner, cubbyhole, cubicle, niche, recess, study, anteroom |
| Main Entry: | compartment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | section, subdivision |
| Synonyms: | alcove, area, bay, berth, booth, carriage, category, cell, chamber, corner, cubbyhole, cubicle, department, division, hole, locker, niche, nook, part, piece, pigeonhole, place, portion, slot, stall, carrel |
| Main Entry: | cranny |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nook, opening |
| Synonyms: | breach, chink, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, gap, hole, interstice, niche, byplace |
| Notes: | the difference between a nook and a cranny is that the nook is a corner and a cranny is a crack |
| Main Entry: | haunt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for socializing |
| Synonyms: | abode, bar, cubbyhole*, den, dwelling, habitat, hangout*, headquarters, home, lair, meeting place, niche, place, purlieu, range, rendezvous, resort, retreat, site, clubhouse, gathering place, living quarters, locality, stomping ground, trysting place, watering hole |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | corner, cubbyhole |
| Synonyms: | alcove, cavity, compartment, cranny, crevice, den, hideout, hole, niche, opening, quoin, recess, retreat, byplace, inglenook |
| Main Entry: | pigeonhole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | compartment |
| Synonyms: | box, chamber, corner, cranny, cubbyhole, cubicle, hole, niche, nook, place, pocket, recess, section, slot, stall, carrel |
| Main Entry: | slot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening, place |
| Synonyms: | aperture, channel, cut, groove, hole, niche, position, recess, slit, space, time, vacancy, socket |
| Main Entry: | foothold |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ledge |
| Synonyms: | crevice, footing, hold, niche, perch, purchase, space, toehold |
| Main Entry: | power base |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | home base |
| Synonyms: | backing, constituency, niche, stamping ground, support, territory, turf, home turf, vantage |
| Main Entry: | sphere of influence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | geographical area of influence |
| Synonyms: | ambit, bailiwick, mandate, niche, orbit, power base, territory, mandated territory |
| 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, fissure, fracture, gap, gash, gorge, hollow, hovel, lacuna, lair, leak, mouth, nest, niche, nick, notch, orifice, outlet, passage, peephole, pit, pocket, pockmark, puncture, rent, retreat, scoop, shaft, shelter, space, split, tear, tunnel, vacuity, vent, void, window, eyelet, foramen, keyhole, perforation |
| 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, métier, means, niche, occupation, office, opening, operation, place, position, post, profession, pursuit, racket*, rat race*, situation, spot, stint, swindle*, task, trade, vocation, work, nine-to-five, posting |
| Antonyms: | unemployment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | place |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | location with purpose, function |
| Synonyms: | abode, accommodation, apartment, area, berth, city, community, compass, corner, country, distance, district, domicile, dwelling, field, habitat, hamlet, hangout, hole*, home, house, joint, latitude, lay, locale, neighborhood, niche, nook, pad*, part, plant, point, position, property, quarter, region, reservation, residence, room, seat, section, site, situation, spot, station, suburb, town, venue, vicinity, village, volume, whereabouts, zone, locality, locus, longitude, stead |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | alcove in wall |
| Synonyms: | compartment, niche, nook, opening, recess, bow window, oriel |
| 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, jurisdiction, line, niche, occupation, office, province, realm, responsibility, slot, specialty, sphere, spot, station, vocation, walk of life, wing, incumbency |
| Main Entry: | room |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enclosed section of building designed for specific purpose |
| Synonyms: | accommodation, alcove, apartment, cabin, cave*, chamber, cubbyhole, cubicle, den, flat, flop*, joint*, lodging, niche, office, setup, suite, turf, vault |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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