Definition of recess

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Recess (n.) A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides..

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Coffer :: Coffer (n.) A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson..
Indentation :: Indentation (n.) A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
Relicted :: Relicted (a.) Left uncovered, as land by recession of water..
Alcove :: Alcove (n.) A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain a bed; a lateral recess in a library..
Precessional :: Precessional (a.) Of or pertaining to pression; as, the precessional movement of the equinoxes..
Encave :: Encave (v. t.) To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess..
Inlet :: Inlet (n.) A bay or recess,as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands..
Penetralia :: Penetralia (n. pl.) The recesses, or innermost parts, of any thing or place, especially of a temple or palace..
Bay :: Bay (n.) A recess or indentation shaped like a bay.
Recession :: Recession (n.) The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand..
Deep :: Deep (superl.) Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep..
Concave :: Concave (n.) A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess.
Bay Window :: Bay window () A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rectangular, polygonal, or semicircular form; -- often corruptly called a bow window..
Tympanum :: Tympanum (n.) The recessed face of a pediment within the frame made by the upper and lower cornices, being usually a triangular space or table..
Recess :: Recess (n.) The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.
Bosomy :: Bosomy (a.) Characterized by recesses or sheltered hollows.
Centre :: Centre (v. t.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
Indent :: Indent (n.) A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like a notch..
Recess :: Recess (v. t.) To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall..
Recessional :: Recessional (a.) Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal.
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