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embrasure

noun

Definition of embrasurenext
as in indent

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Recent Examples of embrasure There were openings in the upper walls, accessible to the men on the ramparts, called embrasures, through which archers could shoot. — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embrasure
  1. indent
  2. indentation
  3. housing
  4. dent
  5. cubicle
  6. shrine
  7. indenture
Noun
  • Another fun detail can be found on the vamp, which has the same series of dots signature to the sneaker but rendered merely as indents rather than full perforations — less the Gore-Tex membrane be compromised.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This one -- as hundreds of users on TikTok and Instagram have shown in the last week -- starts with half of a watermelon that's been scooped to create a bowl-like indent and frozen overnight.
    — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of indent
Noun
  • Instead of assessing the particle only as a whole, researchers used instrumented indentation to examine the response of its individual coating layers.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • One way to tell 164 apart from the other bears in the area is the dark vertical indentation on his upper muzzle (or snout).
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of indentation
Noun
  • After years of sellers holding the upper hand, the US housing market is subtly shifting in buyers’ favor.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That’s to increase the housing supply and create construction jobs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of housing
Noun
  • Photos show two apparent bullet holes in the blue Toyota Corolla’s back passenger window, plus a big dent in the front passenger door.
    — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
  • When shopping for apples, choose fruits that are firm and free from bruises and dents.
    — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dent
Noun
  • Inmates in white—most of us Black or brown—were scattered throughout the dorm in and out of our cubicles.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In a satiric short video, Rabid Dogs, 2002, for example, white-collar workers dress upas rapacious canines, clutching Burberry bags in their mouths and traversing cubicles on all fours.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of cubicle
Noun
  • The shrine remains open today, with a statue honoring Tong inside alongside figures representing other traditional roles in porcelain-making.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In parks and on streetcorners, impromptu shrines gave faces and names to almost 3,000 lives lost.
    — Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of shrine
Noun
  • Robin is all but accused of being a runaway servant; Franklin had indeed broken his indenture to his older brother.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • The vibrant and evocative painting foregrounding the Caribbean landscape, its inhabitants, and its histories of slavery and indenture, has been in MoMA’s collection since 1945.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Definition of indenture

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“Embrasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embrasure. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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