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
  • 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
  • Indulge in a bit of kitsch with their oyster plate, where each indent takes the shape of a finned friend.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 June 2026
Definition of indent
Noun
  • For sets, make an indentation about 2 to 3 inches deep for each onion and space them 4 to 5 inches apart.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 July 2026
  • Using your thumb or the back of a spoon, make a shallow indentation in the center of each patty.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Definition of indentation
Noun
  • Using Section 8 housing does not equate to someone being a bad person, Carruthers said.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • The rule would cover at least hundreds of billions of dollars in federal grants, touching everything from food stamp benefits and housing assistance to small business loans and funding for the arts.
    — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of housing
Noun
  • The figure was weighed down by currency headwinds, which left a 200 million Swiss francs dent, and the production segment, as Swatch chose to keep factories and jobs intact rather than cut hours.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • But there are so many programs in the code that are essentially unrelated to funding the government that one more barely makes a dent.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of dent
Noun
  • Following the consolidation, the production capacity for Inpro’s shower curtains, cubicle curtains and roller shades was expected to increase, the company’s 2024 statement said.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Five years ago, a worker in Lindell’s position—seated in a cubicle in an office park 65 kilometers north of Malmö, Sweden, a zip-up in Ikea’s trademark yellow draped over her chair—would likely have been fielding much more basic calls from shoppers.
    — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of cubicle
Noun
  • But rather than riding on the top of the mikoshi, or portable Shinto shrine, as tradition dictates, the heavily pregnant Kawata walked behind it.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 20 July 2026
  • Japan’s government separated the two traditions of Shinto and Buddhism in 1868 during the Meiji era, effectively bringing Shinto shrines under state control and placing the emperor at the center of the new order.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 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 1 Aug. 2026.

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