recess

recess
Synonyms and related words:
Jim Crow, abeyance, adjourn, adytum, alcove, apartheid, apartness, ashram, asylum, bay, bolt-hole, bosom, break, breath, breathe, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, cache, caesura, call a break, call a recess, call time, carrel, cease-fire, cell, center, cigarette break, cloister, cocktail hour, coffee break, concealment, continue, core, corner, cove, cover, covert, coverture, cranny, cubby, cubbyhole, cubicle, dark corner, day off, declare a recess, deepest recesses, defer, delay, den, dent, depress, depths, detachment, dimple, dint, dissolve, downtime, drag out, drop, dugout, enforced respite, engrave, extend, foxhole, funk hole, half time, half-time intermission, halt, hang fire, hang up, happy hour, heart, heart of hearts, hermitage, hesitate, hesitation, hideaway, hideout, hidey hole, hiding, hiding place, hold off, hold over, hold up, hole, holiday, hollow, holy of holies, impress, imprint, indent, inglenook, inner, inner landscape, inner life, inner man, inner nature, inner recess, inner self, inside, interim, interior, interior man, interlude, intermezzo, intermission, intermit, intermittence, intern, internal, interregnum, interruption, interval, intervene, intrados, inward, isolation, isolationism, ivory tower, knock off, lair, lapse, lay aside, lay by, lay off, lay over, layoff, let up, letup, lull, mew, niche, nook, notch, off-time, oriel, pause, penetralia, pigeonhole, pit, pitchhole, plateau, pock, pockmark, point of repose, postpone, press in, privacy, privatism, privatization, prolong, prorogate, prorogue, protract, punch, punch in, push aside, put aside, put off, put on ice, quarantine, quiet spell, recesses, recession, reclusion, refuge, relief, remission, reserve, respite, rest, resting point, retirement, retreat, rise, roomlet, rustication, sanctuary, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum, seclusion, secrecy, secret place, secret places, segregation, separation, sequestration, set aside, set back, set by, set in, shelve, shift off, sleep on, snuggery, soul, spell, splendid isolation, stamp, stand over, stand-down, stash, stave off, stay, stop for breath, stretch out, surcease, suspend, suspension, table, take a break, take a recess, take a rest, take five, take ten, take time out, tamp, tea break, terminate, time off, time out, truce, undercovert, vacation, vital center, vitals, waive, withdrawal

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  • recess — re·cess / rē ˌses, ri ses/ n: a temporary adjournment of a trial, hearing, or legislative session recess vb Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. recess …   Law dictionary

  • Recess — may refer to: Recess (break), a break period Recess (motion), in parliamentary procedure Recess (Holy Roman Empire), the official record of decisions of an Imperial Diet Recess (TV series), an animated series by Disney GWU Recess, a student… …   Wikipedia

  • Recess — Re*cess (r[ e]*s[e^]s ), n. [L. recessus, fr. recedere, recessum. See {Recede}.] 1. A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides. [1913 Webster] Every degree of ignorance being so far a recess and degradation… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recess — [rē′ses; ] also, & for v. usually [, ri ses′] n. [L recessus < pp. of recedere: see RECEDE1] 1. a receding or hollow place, as in a surface, wall, etc.; niche 2. a secluded, withdrawn, or inner place [subterranean recesses, the recesses of the …   English World dictionary

  • Recess — Re*cess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recessing}.] To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Recess — Título Recess (Estados Unidos) Frímínútur (Islandia) Recreo (Latinoamérica)) Hora do Recreio (Brazil) Chuti (panyabi) Grosse Pause (Alemania) Ricreazione (Italia) Het Speelplein (Holanda) Rasten (Suecia) Friminutt (Noruega) Tehtava (Finlandia)… …   Wikipedia Español

  • recess — [n1] niche, corner alcove, ambush, angle, apse, bay, break, carrel, cavity, cell, closet, cove, cranny, crutch, crypt, cubicle, dent, depression, depths, embrasure, fork, heart, hiding place, hole, hollow, indentation, mouth, nook, opening, oriel …   New thesaurus

  • Recess — Re*cess , n. [G.] A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire. Brande & C. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Recess — Recess. См. Углубление. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • Recess — Recess, Vergleich, Vertrag, sei es mündlich oder schriftlich …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • recess — n *pause, respite, lull, intermission Analogous words: withdrawal, retirement (see corresponding verbs at GO): *break, interruption, interval, gap: relaxation, leisure, *rest …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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