alcove
Meanings
Plural: alcoves
Noun
- a small recess opening off a larger room
- A small recessed area set off from a larger room.
- A shady retreat.
- The geographical and geological term for a steep-sided hollow in the side of an exposed rock face or cliff of a homogeneous rock type, that was water eroded.
Origin / Etymology
From French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba or Portuguese alcova, from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba, “vault, chamber with vaulted roof”). Doublet of qubba.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
alcove is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordalcove is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
alcove is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
alcove is a valid Words With Friends word