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Meaning of recess


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  recess
      n 1: a state of abeyance or suspended business [syn: {deferral},
           {recess}]
      2: a small concavity [syn: {recess}, {recession}, {niche},
         {corner}]
      3: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky
         headlands) [syn: {inlet}, {recess}]
      4: an enclosure that is set back or indented [syn: {recess},
         {niche}]
      5: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute
         break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: {respite},
         {recess}, {break}, {time out}]
      v 1: put into a recess; "recess lights"
      2: make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"
      3: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" [syn:
         {adjourn}, {recess}, {break up}]


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