All 14 Uses of
niche
in
The Mark of Athena
- Jason moved to the row of niches.†
p. 484.4 *
- Above them, the nine niches glowed.†
p. 485.7
- There were always nine niches.†
p. 487.2
- The other nymphs wailed and clawed at their niches.†
p. 487.7
- All nine niches glowed.†
p. 489.9
- You guys, check the niches for secret exits.†
p. 494.9
- The niches glowed.†
p. 500.7
- Each niche was about five feet off the floor and big enough for a human-sized statue, but each was empty.†
p. 483.7
- Piper ran her hand along the bottom of another niche.†
p. 484.6
- "What would happen to the nymphs?" said the creature in the center niche.†
p. 486.1
- They climbed into the alcoves to gain some height, but with water pouring out of each niche, it was like trying to balance at the edge of a waterfall.†
p. 494.3
- Even as Piper stood in a niche, the water was soon up to her knees.†
p. 494.4
- Jason and Piper climbed from niche to niche, kicking and pounding, wiggling seashells embedded in the stone; but they had no luck.†
p. 495.1
- Jason and Piper climbed from niche to niche, kicking and pounding, wiggling seashells embedded in the stone; but they had no luck.†
p. 495.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(niche) a smaller market within a larger market -- such as the market for scissors designed for people who are left-handed
or:
a role for which someone is especially well-suited
or:
a shallow recess, cranny or crevice -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, niche can refer to a role for a species within an ecosystem.