 Definitions of recess [ɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛs] 
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1. (n.) recess
a temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity; break.
2. recess
a period of such withdrawal:
a five-minute recess.
3. recess
a receding part or space, as an alcove in a room.
4. recess
an indentation, as in a coastline or a hill.
5. recess
recesses, a secluded or inner area or part:
in the recesses of the palace.
6. (v.t.) recess
to place or set in a recess.
7. recess
to set or form as or like a recess:
to recess a wall.
8. recess
to suspend or defer for a recess:
to recess the Senate.
9. (v.i.) recess
to take a recess.
Etymology: (1510–20; < L recessus a withdrawal, receding part =recēd(ere) to recede1+-tus suffix of v. action)
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| Definition of 'recess' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) deferral, recess
a state of abeyance or suspended business
2. (noun) recess, recession, niche, corner
a small concavity
3. (noun) inlet, recess
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
4. (noun) recess, niche
an enclosure that is set back or indented
5. (verb) respite, recess, break, time out
a pause from doing something (as work)
"we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
6. (verb) recess
put into a recess
"recess lights"
7. (verb) recess
make a recess in
"recess the piece of wood"
8. (verb) adjourn, recess, break up
close at the end of a session
"The court adjourned"
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1. (noun) recess
a period when the members of a government do not meet
the summer recess; The Senate was in recess.
2. recess
the time during the school day when children go outside to play
kids on the playground at/during recess
3. recess
a short period when a trial is stopped
The court is now in recess.
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| Definition of 'recess' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) recess
a withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides
2. (noun) recess
the state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy
3. (noun) recess
remission or suspension of business or procedure; intermission, as of a legislative body, court, or school
4. (noun) recess
part of a room formed by the receding of the wall, as an alcove, niche, etc
5. (noun) recess
a place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion
6. (noun) recess
secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and recesses of science
7. (noun) recess
a sinus
8. (noun) recess
a decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire
9. (verb) recess
to make a recess in; as, to recess a wall
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Sense: a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove
We can put the dining-table in that recess.
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 Afrikaans: hoekie |
 Arabic: كُوَّه |
 Bulgarian: ниша |
 Brazilian: recanto |
 Czech: výklenek, alkovna |
 German: die Nische |
 Danish: indhak; alkove |
 Greek: εσοχή, κόγχη |
 Spanish: hueco, nicho |
 Estonian: nišš |
 Farsi: فرورفتگی؛ گوشه |
 Finnish: syvennys |
 French: recoin; alcôve |
 Hebrew: גוּמחָה |
 Hindi: विश्राम |
 Croatian: udubina u zidu |
 Hungarian: zug |
 Indonesian: ruangan kecil |
 Icelandic: (út)skot |
 Italian: rientranza, nicchia |
 Japanese: 奥 |
 Korean: 후미진 곳 |
 Lithuanian: atoki vieta, alkova |
 Latvian: kluss stūrītis; niša |
 Malay: ceruk |
 Dutch: nis |
 Norwegian: nisje, alkove |
 Polish: alkowa, wnęka |
 Persian: فرورفتگی؛ گوشه |
 Pashto: تفريح، هواخوارى، ساتيرى، |
 Portuguese: recanto |
 Romanian: nişă; alcov |
 Russian: ниша |
 Slovak: výklenok, alkovňa, zákuti |
 Slovenian: niša |
 Serbian: niša |
 Swedish: nisch, alkov |
 Thai: ส่วนที่มีไว้สำหรับพักผ่อน |
 Turkish: giriş, niş |
 Taiwanese: 凹進處，壁龕 |
 Ukrainian: ніша; заглиблення |
 Urdu: گوشہ |
 Vietnamese: hốc tường |
 Chinese: 凹进处，壁龛 |
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