niche

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it

- he found his niche in the academic world

Definition categories: state, place, station

2. a small concavity

Similar word(s): corner, recess, recession

Definition categories: shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature

3. an enclosure that is set back or indented

Similar word(s): recess

Definition categories: man–made, enclosure

4. (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

Definition categories: state, condition, status

Sentences with niche as a noun:

- "Images defended from the injuries of the weather by niches of stone wherein they are placed." --Evelyn.

verb

1. (transitive, marketing) To specialize in a niche, or particular narrow section of the market.