alcove vs recess
recess vs alcovealcove and recess both are nouns.
alcove is not a verb while recess is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| alcove | Yes | No | No | No |
| recess | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
recess is a hypernym of
alcove; that is, recess is a
word with a broader meaning than alcove:
- alcove: a small recess opening off a larger room
- recess: an enclosure that is set back or indented
Other hypernyms of alcove include
niche.
| alcove (noun) | recess (noun) |
|---|---|
| a small recess opening off a larger room | a pause from doing something (as work) |
| an enclosure that is set back or indented | |
| an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) | |
| a small concavity | |
| a state of abeyance or suspended business |
| alcove (verb) | recess (verb) |
|---|---|
| close at the end of a session | |
| make a recess in | |
| put into a recess |
Words related to "recess"
- Bristol Channel
- Gulf of Aegina
- Saronic Gulf
- White Sea
- Zuider Zee
- Zuiderzee
- abeyance
- adjourn
- alcove
- apse
- apsis
- bay
- body of water
- break
- break up
- cease
- cinerarium
- columbarium
- concave shape
- concavity
- corner
- cove
- deferral
- enclosure
- end
- finish
- fiord
- fireplace
- fjord
- hearth
- incurvation
- incurvature
- indent
- inlet
- lake
- lay
- loch
- mihrab
- niche
- open fireplace
- pause
- pharyngeal recess
- place
- pose
- position
- put
- recession
- respite
- sea
- set
- spring break
- stop
- suspension
- terminate
- time out
- water
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