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- Dictionaryrecess/rɪˈsɛs/
noun
- 1. a small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest: "a table set into a recess"
- 2. a period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended: "talks resumed after a month's recess"
verb
- 1. attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed: "the lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling"
- 2. (of formal proceedings) be temporarily suspended: North American "the talks recessed at 2.15"
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a period of time in which an organized activity such as study or work is temporarily stopped: Congress returns from its August recess next week. After lunch, the kids have recess. recess noun (SECRET PLACE) [ C usually pl ]
The meaning of RECESS is the action of receding : recession. How to use recess in a sentence.
Recess is a break from doing something, like work or school. Almost everyone looks forward to taking a recess — even if you don't have access to monkey bars.
a period of time in which an organized activity such as study or work is temporarily stopped: Congress returns from its August recess next week. After lunch, the kids have recess. recess noun (SECRET PLACE) [ C usually pl ]
noun. temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity. Synonyms: vacation, break, rest, respite. a period of such withdrawal. a receding recede part or space, as a bay or alcove in a room. an indentation in a line or extent of coast, hills, forest, etc.
n. 1. a space, such as a niche or alcove, set back or indented. 2. ( often plural) a secluded or secret place: recesses of the mind. 3. a cessation of business, such as the closure of Parliament during a vacation. 4. (Anatomy) anatomy a small cavity or depression in a bodily organ, part, or structure.
recess noun. a pause from doing something (as work) Synonyms. break, respite, time out. Examples. "he took time out to recuperate" "we took a 10-minute break" an enclosure that is set back or indented. Synonyms. niche. आला, ... Subscribe. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) Synonyms.
Recess the screw so it does not stick out. (intransitive) To take or declare a break. This court shall recess for its normal two hour lunch now. Class will recess for 20 minutes. (transitive, informal) To appoint, with a recess appointment.
Synonyms for RECESS: alcove, corner, nook, housing, cubbyhole, niche, cubicle, cranny; Antonyms of RECESS: progress, continuation, extension, persistence, endurance, progression, prolongation, projection.
noun A receding space or inward indentation or depression in a line of continuity; a niche, alcove, or the like: as, a recess in a room for a window or a bed; a recess in a wall or the side of a hill.
