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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 ]
1. : the action of receding : recession entry 1. 2. : a hidden, secret, or secluded place or part. 3. a. : indentation, cleft. a deep recess in the hill. b. : alcove. a recess lined with books. 4. : a suspension of business or procedure often for rest or relaxation. children playing at recess. recess. 2 of 2. verb. recessed; recessing; recesses.
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.
A recess is a break between the periods of work of an official body such as a committee, a court of law, or a government. The conference broke for a recess. American English : recess / ˈrisɛs, rɪˈsɛs /
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.
recess. noun. /ˈriːses/, /rɪˈses/. /ˈriːses/, /rɪˈses/. [countable, uncountable] a period of time during the year when the members of a parliament, committee, etc. do not meet. Parliament went into its long summer recess. in recess The court is in recess until October. Extra Examples.
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 ]
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 time in the day or in the year when a parliament or law court is not working: a parliamentary / congressional recess. The court is in recess for thirty minutes. recess noun (SCHOOL) a period of free time between classes at school: At recess the boys would fight. recess noun (WALL)
recess. noun. /ˈrisɛs/ , /rɪˈsɛs/. [countable, uncountable] a period of time during the year when a group of people who make laws, the members of a committee, etc. do not meet Congress went into its summer recess. The court is in recess until October.
