All apse synonyms

noun apse

• niche — an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
• heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
• cranny — Crannies are very narrow openings or spaces in something.
• hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
• dent — If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
• cubicle — A cubicle is a very small enclosed area, for example one where you can have a shower or change your clothes.
• depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
• slot — a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
• angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
• closet — A closet is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and shelves inside, which is used for storing things.
• cavity — A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
• nook — a corner, as in a room.
• cell — A cell is the smallest part of an animal or plant that is able to function independently. Every animal or plant is made up of millions of cells.
• crutch — A crutch is a stick whose top fits round or under the user's arm, which someone with an injured foot or leg uses to support their weight when walking.
• fork — an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
• opening — an open or clear space.
• alcove — An alcove is a small area of a room which is formed by one part of a wall being built further back than the rest of the wall.
• cove — A cove is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards so that the sea is partly enclosed.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• mouth — Anatomy, Zoology. the opening through which an animal or human takes in food. the cavity containing the structures used in mastication. the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
• hole — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
• retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
• bay — A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards.
• ambush — If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.
• indentation — a cut, notch, or deep recess: various bays and indentations.
• crypt — A crypt is an underground room underneath a church or cathedral.
• carrel — A carrel is a desk with low walls on three sides, at which a student can work in private, especially in a library.
• penetralia — the innermost parts of a building
• oriel — a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
• socket — a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing.
• corner — A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.