Definition of recess

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Recess (n.) The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.

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Center :: Center (n.) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe..
Creek :: Creek (n.) A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending further into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river..
Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding..
Alcove :: Alcove (n.) Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment.
Recessed :: Recessed (a.) Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall..
Nook :: Nook (n.) A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.
Break :: Break (v. t.) A projection or recess from the face of a building.
Recess :: Recess (n.) A sinus.
Recess :: Recess (n.) The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.
Closet :: Closet (n.) A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc..
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..
Pan :: Pan (n.) A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge..
Recess :: Recess (n.) A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion..
Recession :: Recession (n.) The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign..
Presbyopia :: Presbyopia () A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which produces difficulty of accommodation and recession of the near point of vision, so that objects very near the eyes can not be seen distinctly without the use of convex glasses. Called also presbytia..
Indentation :: Indentation (n.) A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
Fenes-tella :: Fenes-tella (n.) Any small windowlike opening or recess, esp. one to show the relics within an altar, or the like..
Recess :: Recess (v. t.) To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall..
Bedsite :: Bedsite (n.) A recess in a room for a bed.
Precessor :: Precessor (n.) A predecessor.
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