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Precessional :: Precessional (a.) Of or pertaining to pression; as, the precessional movement of the equinoxes..

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..

Nook :: Nook (n.) A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.

Recess :: Recess (n.) A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion..

Recessive :: Recessive (a.) Going back; receding.

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..

Semidome :: Semidome (n.) A roof or ceiling covering a semicircular room or recess, or one of nearly that shape, as the apse of a church, a niche, or the like. It is approximately the quarter of a hollow sphere..

Recession :: Recession (n.) The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand..

Vacation :: Vacation (n.) Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.

Indent :: Indent (n.) A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like a notch..

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..

Encave :: Encave (v. t.) To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess..

Precessor :: Precessor (n.) A predecessor.

Closet :: Closet (n.) A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc..

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..

Receipt :: Receipt (n.) Hence, a recess; a retired place..

Rebate :: Rebate (n.) A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet..

Bosomy :: Bosomy (a.) Characterized by recesses or sheltered hollows.

Pan :: Pan (n.) A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge..

Recession :: Recession (n.) The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign..

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