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    recess
    /rɪˈsɛs/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed: "the lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling"
    • 2. (of formal proceedings) be temporarily suspended: North American "the talks recessed at 2.15"

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  2. a period of time in which an organized activity such as study or work is temporarily stopped: Congress returns from its August recess next week. After lunch, the kids have recess. recess noun (SECRET PLACE) [ C usually pl ]

  3. The meaning of RECESS is the action of receding : recession. How to use recess in a sentence.

  4. a period of time in which an organized activity such as study or work is temporarily stopped: Congress returns from its August recess next week. After lunch, the kids have recess. recess noun (SECRET PLACE) [ C usually pl ]

  5. noun. temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity. Synonyms: vacation, break, rest, respite. a period of such withdrawal. a receding recede part or space, as a bay or alcove in a room. an indentation in a line or extent of coast, hills, forest, etc.

  6. A recess is a break between the periods of work of an official body such as a committee, a court of law, or a government.

  7. n. 1. a space, such as a niche or alcove, set back or indented. 2. ( often plural) a secluded or secret place: recesses of the mind. 3. a cessation of business, such as the closure of Parliament during a vacation. 4. (Anatomy) anatomy a small cavity or depression in a bodily organ, part, or structure.

  8. Recess is a break from doing something, like work or school. Almost everyone looks forward to taking a recess — even if you don't have access to monkey bars.

  9. Definition of recess noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. RECESS definition: 1. a time in the day or in the year when a parliament or law court is not working: 2. a period of…. Learn more.

  11. recess. noun. /ˈrisɛs/ , /rɪˈsɛs/. [countable, uncountable] a period of time during the year when a group of people who make laws, the members of a committee, etc. do not meet Congress went into its summer recess. The court is in recess until October.