recess
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
a period of such withdrawal.
a receding part or space, as a bay or alcove in a room.
an indentation in a line or extent of coast, hills, forest, etc.
recesses, a secluded or inner area or part: in the recesses of the palace.
to place or set in a recess.
to set or form as or like a recess; make a recess or recesses in: to recess a wall.
to suspend or defer for a recess: to recess the Senate.
to take a recess.
Origin of recess
1Other words for recess
Other words from recess
- non·re·cess, noun
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How to use recess in a sentence
The recessing should extend half way up the radial back of the tooth at t.
Watch and Clock Escapements | AnonymousA special device is used for recessing and will be described later.
Turning and Boring | Franklin D. JonesThe most advanced detail which occurs in pre-Conquest buildings is the recessing of arches in orders.
This difficulty may be overcome by recessing the wheel face, as in Fig. 2043, in which the wheel is shown in section.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II | Joshua Rose
British Dictionary definitions for recess
a space, such as a niche or alcove, set back or indented
(often plural) a secluded or secret place: recesses of the mind
a cessation of business, such as the closure of Parliament during a vacation
anatomy a small cavity or depression in a bodily organ, part, or structure
US and Canadian a break between classes at a school
(tr) to place or set (something) in a recess
(tr) to build a recess or recesses in (a wall, building, etc)
Origin of recess
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