niche

• "he found his niche in the academic world"

Synonyms

• recessput into a recess; make a recess in; close at the end of a session; a state of abeyance or suspended business ; a small concavity ; an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) ; an enclosure that is set back or indented ; a pause from doing something (as work)
• recessionthe state of the economy declines; a small concavity ; the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service ; the act of ceding back ; the act of becoming more distant
• cornergain control over; force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape ; turn a corner; a place off to the side of an area; the point where two lines meet or intersect; an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; the intersection of two streets; the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; a small concavity ; a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; a remote area; (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building

Synonyms

• recessput into a recess; make a recess in; close at the end of a session; a state of abeyance or suspended business ; a small concavity ; an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) ; an enclosure that is set back or indented ; a pause from doing something (as work)

Synonyms

• ecological niche(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)