Synonyms of the word

carrell

• n. Alternative form of carrel.

alcove

• n. A small recessed area set off from a larger room.

bay

• n. (obsolete) A berry.
• n. Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
• n. The leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
• n. (in the plural, now rare) The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or…
• n. (US, dialect) A tract covered with bay trees.
• n. A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeche in Mexico.
• n. (geography) A body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land.
• n. A bank or dam to keep back water.
• n. An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.
• n. An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.
• n. The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.
• n. (nautical) Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.
• n. (rail transport) A bay platform.
• n. A bay window.
• n. The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.
• n. (by extension) The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.
• n. (figuratively) A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become…
• v. (intransitive) To howl.
• v. (transitive) To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
• v. (transitive) To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
• adj. Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses).
• n. A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses.
• n. A horse of this color.

carrel

• n. A partially partitioned space for studying or reading, often in a library.
• n. A quarrel, or square-headed arrow.

cubicle

• n. A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room.
• n. A small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.
• n. A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use.

stall

• n. (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
• n. A stable; a place for cattle.
• n. A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
• n. (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market.
• n. A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
• n. (countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with…
• n. (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded.
• n. (paganism and Heathenry) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial…
• n. A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
• n. A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
• n. A sheath to protect the finger.
• n. (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
• n. (Canada) A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
• v. (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
• v. To fatten.
• v. (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
• v. (transitive) To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.
• v. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
• v. (intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift.
• v. (obsolete) To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
• v. (obsolete) To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
• v. (obsolete) To be tired of eating, as cattle.
• v. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
• v. To forestall; to anticipate.
• v. To keep close; to keep secret.
• n. An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay.
• v. (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
• v. (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics.