recess (Meaning)
recess (n)
a state of abeyance or suspended business
a small concavity
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
an enclosure that is set back or indented
a pause from doing something (as work)
recess (v)
put into a recess
make a recess in
close at the end of a session
recess (n.)
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The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.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.
A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion.
Secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and recesses of science.
A sinus.
A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire.
recess (v. t.)
To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.
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a state of abeyance or suspended business, a small concavity, an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands), an enclosure that is set bac
alcove, housing, nook,corner, dent, niche,cubbyhole, cubicle, embrasure, cranny
endurance, extension, extension, continuation, persistence,progress, endurance, continuation, persistence, progress
The children erupted into excited chatter as they rushed outside for their afternoon recess.
During recess, the playground transformed into a miniature society, with its own rules and hierarchy.
The bell rang, signaling the end of recess, and the students reluctantly filed back into their classrooms.
The teacher supervised the recess area, ensuring that all students were safe and following the rules.
