niche vs bay

niche and bay both are nouns.

niche is not an adjective while bay is an adjective.

niche is not a verb while bay is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
niche	Yes	No	No	No
bay	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, bay is a hyponym of niche; that is, bay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than niche:

niche: an enclosure that is set back or indented
bay: a small recess opening off a larger room

Other hyponyms of niche include alcove, apse, apsis, cinerarium, columbarium, fireplace, hearth, open fireplace, mihrab.

niche (noun)	bay (noun)
an enclosure that is set back or indented	a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
a small concavity	a small recess opening off a larger room
a position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it	a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose
(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)	a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital
	the sound of a hound on the scent
	an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
	small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors

niche (adjective)	bay (adjective)
	(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

niche (verb)	bay (verb)
	bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
	utter in deep prolonged tones

Difference between niche and bay

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