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Noun recess has 5 senses
- deferral, recess - a state of abeyance or suspended business
--1 is a kind of abeyance, suspension
- recess, recession, niche, corner - a small concavity
--2 is a kind of concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
--2 has particulars: pharyngeal recess
- inlet, recess - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
--3 is a kind of body of water, water
--3 is a part of sea; lake
--3 has particulars:
- recess, niche - an enclosure that is set back or indented
--4 is a kind of enclosure
--4 has particulars:
- respite, recess, break, time out - a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
--5 is a kind of pause
--5 has particulars: spring break
Verb recess has 3 senses
- recess - put into a recess; "recess lights"
--1 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- recess - make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"
--2 is one way to indent
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- adjourn, recess, break up - close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"
--3 is one way to end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something
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