| NOUN | state | niche | a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it |
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| shape | niche, recess, recession, corner | a small concavity | |
| artifact | niche, recess | an enclosure that is set back or indented | |
| state | niche, ecological niche | (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) |
| Sounds | nih'ch | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | backstitch ... witch: 27 rhymes with ihch... | |
| Meaning | A position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it. | |
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| Example | "he found his niche in the academic world" | |
| Broader | place, station | Proper or designated social situation |
| Meaning | A small concavity. | |
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| Synonyms | recess, recession, corner | |
| Narrower | pharyngeal recess | A small recess in the wall of the pharynx |
| Broader | concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature | A shape that curves or bends inward |
| Spanish | hueco | |
| Catalan | buit | |
| Meaning | An enclosure that is set back or indented. | |
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| Synonym | recess | |
| Narrower | alcove, bay | A small recess opening off a larger / larger room |
| apse, apsis | A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church | |
| columbarium, cinerarium | A niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead | |
| fireplace, hearth, open fireplace | An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built | |
| mihrab | (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca | |
| Broader | enclosure | A structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed / enclosed for some purpose |
| Spanish | nicho | |
| Catalan | nínxol | |
| Meaning | (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species). | |
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| Synonym | ecological niche | |
| Category | ecology, bionomics, environmental science | The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment / environment |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Spanish | nicho ecológico | |
| Catalan | nínxol ecològic | |
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