niche
  Pronunciation: (nich), [key]    — n., v., niched, nich•ing. 
  
  
 —n.  - an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.  
  - a place or position suitable or appropriate for a person or thing: to find one's niche in the business world. 
  - the position or function of an organism in a community of plants and animals.  
  
  
 —v.t.  - to place (something) in a niche.  
  
  
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