recess

recess
re|cess1 [ `ri,ses, rı`ses ] noun
1. ) count or uncount a short time between periods of work in an official organization, especially a court or PARLIAMENT:
He intends to push the nomination toward a vote before next month's Senate recess.
in recess: Court is in recess until Tuesday.
a ) AMERICAN a period between school classes when students can eat, rest, or play. British break
2. ) count a space in a room where part of a wall is farther back than the rest of it
the recesses of something
1. ) the parts of something that you cannot see easily because they are hidden or dark:
She reached into the darkest recesses of her handbag.
2. ) the parts of your mind or feelings that you keep hidden from other people:
In the deepest recesses of my heart I knew I loved him.
recess
re|cess 2 [ rı`ses, `rises ] verb intransitive
to have a recess between periods of work

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • recess — re·cess / rē ˌses, ri ses/ n: a temporary adjournment of a trial, hearing, or legislative session recess vb Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. recess …   Law dictionary

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  • Recess — Re*cess (r[ e]*s[e^]s ), n. [L. recessus, fr. recedere, recessum. See {Recede}.] 1. A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides. [1913 Webster] Every degree of ignorance being so far a recess and degradation… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recess — [rē′ses; ] also, & for v. usually [, ri ses′] n. [L recessus < pp. of recedere: see RECEDE1] 1. a receding or hollow place, as in a surface, wall, etc.; niche 2. a secluded, withdrawn, or inner place [subterranean recesses, the recesses of the …   English World dictionary

  • Recess — Re*cess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recessing}.] To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • recess — [n1] niche, corner alcove, ambush, angle, apse, bay, break, carrel, cavity, cell, closet, cove, cranny, crutch, crypt, cubicle, dent, depression, depths, embrasure, fork, heart, hiding place, hole, hollow, indentation, mouth, nook, opening, oriel …   New thesaurus

  • Recess — Re*cess , n. [G.] A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire. Brande & C. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Recess — Recess. См. Углубление. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • Recess — Recess, Vergleich, Vertrag, sei es mündlich oder schriftlich …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • recess — n *pause, respite, lull, intermission Analogous words: withdrawal, retirement (see corresponding verbs at GO): *break, interruption, interval, gap: relaxation, leisure, *rest …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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