recess
/rɪˈsɛs/
verb
- To take a break or pause from an activity, especially a formal meeting or court session.
- The committee will recess for the holidays.
- The judge recessed the trial until the next morning.
- Congress recessed for the summer break.
- To set something back into a wall or surface.
- The light fixtures were recessed into the ceiling.
- They recessed the shelves into the wall to save space.
- The architect recessed the windows to create a modern look.
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noun
- A break or pause in a meeting, school day, or court session.
- We took a short recess from the meeting to stretch our legs.
- The judge called for a recess until after lunch.
- The children played on the swings during recess.
- A small, hidden space or alcove set back into a wall.
- She placed a vase of flowers in the recess of the wall.
- A small recess in the cave provided shelter from the wind.
- The old house had a secret recess behind the bookshelf.
- A remote or hidden area, often in one's mind or in nature.
- In the deepest recesses of the forest, few people ever go.
- The treasure was hidden in a recess of the mountain.
- He explored the dark recesses of his memory for the answer.