niche
noun
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
niches
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pluralof niche.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof niche (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
nichenounan ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
Example Sentences
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As demand for apartment scouts grows, Scanlon says she hopes others get involved, tackling different niches and neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
There should be enough room for other companies to carve out and maintain profitable niches.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Renting out hardware will also allow Oracle to expand into higher-margin niches such as sovereign cloud, which involves building localized data centers for national governments.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
This abundance of available niches allowed them to rapidly diversify.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 11, 2026
‘Uh, that semicircular depression in the hill, with the niches ... that’s a nymphaeum, built in Roman times.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
