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recess
(r/I/'s/E/s )

noun (n)

  • a state of abeyance or suspended business(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    deferral
    source: wordnet30
  • a small concavity(noun.shape)
    Synonym:
    corner, niche, recession
    source: wordnet30
  • an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)(noun.object)
    Synonym:
    inlet
    source: wordnet30
  • an enclosure that is set back or indented(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    niche
    source: wordnet30
  • a pause from doing something (as work)(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    break, respite, time out
    source: wordnet30
  • A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • put into a recess(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Recess lights.
    source: wordnet30
  • make a recess in(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Recess the piece of wood.
    source: wordnet30
  • close at the end of a session(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    adjourn, break up
    source: wordnet30
  • To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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