All carrel synonyms
carΒ·rel
C c noun carrel
- niche β an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- box β A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.
- counter β In a place such as a shop or cafΓ©, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served.
- hut β a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- stall β a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive.
- corner β A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
- cubicle β A cubicle is a very small enclosed area, for example one where you can have a shower or change your clothes.
- slot β 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.
- alcove β 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.
- locker β Digital Technology. an online service that supports cloud-based storage of digital music files so as to allow users to stream or download their personal music collections for playback on any compatible device: I uploaded all my CDs to a music locker, and now I can access the music from my laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
- cell β 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.
- chamber β A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings.
- carriage β A carriage is an old-fashioned vehicle, usually for a small number of passengers, which is pulled by horses.
- berth β A berth is a bed on a boat, train, or caravan.
- coop β A coop is a cage where you keep small animals or birds such as chickens and rabbits.
- repository β a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale: a repository for discarded clothing.
- shed β Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
- nook β a corner, as in a room.
- pen β a female swan.
- hutch β a pen or enclosed coop for small animals: rabbit hutch.
- stand β (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- cubbyhole β A cubbyhole is a very small room or space for storing things.
- compartment β A compartment is one of the separate spaces into which a railway carriage is divided.
- dispensary β a place where something is dispensed, especially medicines.
- cote β a small shelter for pigeons, sheep, etc
- category β If people or things are divided into categories, they are divided into groups in such a way that the members of each group are similar to each other in some way.
- division β the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- niche β an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- piece β a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- area β An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
- pigeonhole β one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
- bay β A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards.
- portion β a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
- place β a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- booth β A booth is a small area separated from a larger public area by screens or thin walls where, for example, people can make a telephone call or vote in private.
- part β a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- department β A department is one of the sections in an organization such as a government, business, or university. A department is also one of the sections in a large shop.
- hole β an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- recess β temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- section β a part that is cut off or separated.
- pocket β a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
- cranny β Crannies are very narrow openings or spaces in something.
- heart β 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.
- hollow β having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- dent β If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
- depression β A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- angle β An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
- closet β A closet is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and shelves inside, which is used for storing things.
- cavity β A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
- crutch β 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.