recess

[ ri-ses, ree-ses ]

/ rɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛs /

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noun

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.

verb (used with object)

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.

verb (used without object)

to take a recess.

Origin of recess

1510–20; < Latin recessus a withdrawal, receding part, equivalent to recēd(ere) to recede¹ + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > ss

SYNONYMS FOR recess

1 respite, rest, break, vacation.

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OTHER WORDS FROM recess

non·re·cess, noun

Words nearby recess

receptionist, receptive, receptive aphasia, receptor, receptor protein, recess, recession, recessional, recessional moraine, recessionary, recessionista

Example sentences from the Web for recess

Congress returns from recess next week and has two weeks of session before adjourning again until after the election.

After Steven Sotloff Murder, Congress Demands a Vote on Obama’s ISIS War |Josh Rogin |September 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
With Congress in recess, it seems she had to get back in the spotlight any way she could.

Clare Boothe Luce's Vapid Second Act |Wendy Smith |July 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
First, the only “recess” that counted was the one that started at the end of a Senate session.

Deregulators Lost at the Supreme Court When It Comes to Blocking Presidential Appointees |Aziz Haq |June 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
No, recess appointments are a vital safety-catch to allow government to function.

Obama Will Lose Recess Appointment Case, but Will Other Presidents Lose Their Power? |Andrew Cohen |January 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The Senate had, in fact, been in pro forma session when Obama issued his fiat that the body was in recess.

The ‘Defining Issue of Our Time’ Is Obama’s Constitutional Excesses |Ron Christie |January 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Carossa spoke to one of them, who brought forth a stone jar from a recess in the wall.

The Texan Star |Joseph A. Altsheler
In many monastic ruins this recess is still open, and, by a slight effort of imagination, can be restored to its pristine use.

The Care of Books |John Willis Clark
At recess there was a hurried consultation among the "stand-patters."

My Life |Josiah Flynt
In this way a species of recess (Spigelian recess or hepatic antrum of lesser sac) is formed.

The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity |George. S. Huntington
He chanced to take the direction to a recess between the book-case and the porcelain cabinet.

The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 1 (of 4) |Jane Porter

British Dictionary definitions for recess

recess

noun (rɪˈsɛs, ˈriːsɛs)

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

verb (rɪˈsɛs)

(tr) to place or set (something) in a recess

(tr) to build a recess or recesses in (a wall, building, etc)

Word Origin for recess

C16: from Latin recessus a retreat, from recēdere to recede

Medical definitions for recess

recess

[ rē′sĕs′, rĭ-sĕs′ ]

n.

A small hollow or an indented area.

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noun (rɪˈsɛs, ˈriːsɛs)

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recess

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noun (rɪˈsɛs, ˈriːsɛs)

verb (rɪˈsɛs)

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Medical definitions for recess

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