noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
small
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He found the tape recorder attached to a small alcove carved out from underneath the desk.
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She took a cup of tea to one of the small alcoves by the windows, and sat looking out.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A card table was set up in an alcove in the living room.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As I slunk back to the alcove , I noticed half-suppressed smiles on the tear-stained faces of several of the mourners.
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Frankie blinked in the bright light, then turned his gaze reluctantly to the arched alcove on his left.
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He found the tape recorder attached to a small alcove carved out from underneath the desk.
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Make a detailed plan of the room, measuring into all alcoves and doorways.
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The other alcoves were occupied by Catholics, Zionists, and various other interest groups.
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The pantry was just a walk-in alcove off the kitchen.
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The sitting room had shabby chintz furniture, and faded curtains in the long window alcove .