Defenition of the word recess
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Defenition of the word recess
- To delay or put off an event or an appointment.
- close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"
- a small arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
- a state of abeyance or suspended business
- make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"
- put into a recess; "recess lights"
- a space set back or indented
- a small concavity
- a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
- an enclosure that is set back or indented
- an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- close at the end of a session
- make a recess in
- put into a recess
Synonyms for the word recess
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- adjourn
- alcove
- bay
- break
- break up
- corner
- cove
- deferral
- depression
- indentation
- inlet
- niche
- nook
- recession
- respite
- rest
- retreat
- time off
- time out
- vacation
Similar words in the recess
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- recess
- recess's
- recessed
- recesses
- recessing
- recession
- recession's
- recessional
- recessionals
- recessions
- recessive
- recessives
Meronymys for the word recess
Hyponyms for the word recess
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- alcove
- apse
- apsis
- bay
- Bristol Channel
- cinerarium
- columbarium
- cove
- fiord
- fireplace
- fjord
- Gulf of Aegina
- hearth
- loch
- mihrab
- open fireplace
- pharyngeal recess
- Saronic Gulf
- spring break
- White Sea
- Zuider Zee
Hypernyms for the word recess
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- abeyance
- body of water
- cease
- concave shape
- concavity
- enclosure
- end
- finish
- incurvation
- incurvature
- indent
- lay
- pause
- place
- pose
- position
- put
- set
- stop
- suspension
- terminate
- water
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