recess

Speech parts

1. recess - Noun

2. recess - Adjective

3. recess - Verb

4. Recess - Proper noun

Meaning

A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides.

The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.

Remission or suspension of business or procedure; intermission, as of a legislative body, court, or school.

Part of a room formed by the receding of the wall, as an alcove, niche, etc.

Secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and recesses of science.

A sinus.

To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

inlet break corner recession niche respite time out adjourn deferral cove arbor bower oriel dimple nook

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Antonyms

march cavalcade work service development movement

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Hypernyms

end place set water position put

Hyponyms

bay loch cove fiord spring break hearth

Phrases with the word

coastal recess narrow recess shady recess short recess wide recess first recess

Derivatives

recessed recessing

Anagrams

cesser

Examples

The court adjourned Source: Internet

we took a 10-minute break Source: Internet

he took time out to recuperate Source: Internet

recess the piece of wood Source: Internet

recess lights Source: Internet

After a fifteen-year recess, the club re-established a stand-alone reserves team to compete in the Victorian Football League from 2014 onward. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

recertificate recertification recertify recess appointment recessed recession