Definition of recess

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Recess (n.) Remission or suspension of business or procedure; intermission, as of a legislative body, court, or school..

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Recessional :: Recessional (a.) Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal.
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..
Recessed :: Recessed (a.) Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall..
Recess :: Recess (n.) A sinus.
Bosomy :: Bosomy (a.) Characterized by recesses or sheltered hollows.
Grotto :: Grotto (n.) A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment..
Recession :: Recession (n.) The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign..
Indentation :: Indentation (n.) A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
Counterbore :: Counterbore (n.) A kind of pin drill with the cutting edge or edges normal to the axis; -- used for enlarging a hole, or for forming a flat-bottomed recess at its mouth..
Recess :: Recess (n.) Remission or suspension of business or procedure; intermission, as of a legislative body, court, or school..
Closet :: Closet (n.) A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc..
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..
Pan :: Pan (n.) A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge..
Recess :: Recess (n.) The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.
Niche :: Niche (n.) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative..
Oriel :: Oriel (n.) A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were accustomed to dine; a sort of recess..
Precessor :: Precessor (n.) A predecessor.
Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding..
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..
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..
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