Recess (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
  2. a period of such withdrawal.
  3. a receding part or space, as a bay or alcove in a room.
  4. an indentation in a line or extent of coast, hills, forest, etc.
  5. a secluded or inner area or part: in the recesses of the palace.
verb (used with object)
  1. to place or set in a recess.
  2. to set or form as or like a recess; make a recess or recesses in: to recess a wall.
  3. to suspend or defer for a recess: to recess the Senate.
verb (used without object)
  1. to take a recess.
noun (rɪˈsɛs, ˈriːsɛs)
  1. a space, such as a niche or alcove, set back or indented
  2. a secluded or secret place
  3. a cessation of business, such as the closure of Parliament during a vacation
  4. a small cavity or depression in a bodily organ, part, or structure
  5. a break between classes at a school
verb (rɪˈsɛs)
  1. to place or set (something) in a recess
  2. to build a recess or recesses in (a wall, building, etc)
Recess (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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