RECESS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a pause from doing something (as work)
   Synonym(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
   • time out (what does time out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • we took a 10-minute break
   • he took time out to recuperate
   Hypernyms(s) recess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pause (what does pause mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • spring break (what does spring break mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pause (what does pause mean?)
   • intermit (what does intermit mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • adjourn (what does adjourn mean?)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
   • break up (what does break up mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an enclosure that is set back or indented
   Synonym(s)
   • niche (what does niche mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) recess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • enclosure (what does enclosure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • alcove (what does alcove mean?)
   • bay (what does bay mean?)
   • apse (what does apse mean?)
   • apsis (what does apsis mean?)
   • columbarium (what does columbarium mean?)
   • cinerarium (what does cinerarium mean?)
   • fireplace (what does fireplace mean?)
   • hearth (what does hearth mean?)
   • open fireplace (what does open fireplace mean?)
   • mihrab (what does mihrab mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
   Synonym(s)
   • inlet (what does inlet mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) recess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • body of water (what does body of water mean?)
   • water (what does water mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Bristol Channel (what does Bristol Channel mean?)
   • cove (what does cove mean?)
   • fjord (what does fjord mean?)
   • fiord (what does fiord mean?)
   • loch (what does loch mean?)
   • Saronic Gulf (what does Saronic Gulf mean?)
   • Gulf of Aegina (what does Gulf of Aegina mean?)
   • White Sea (what does White Sea mean?)
   • Zuider Zee (what does Zuider Zee mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a small concavity
   Synonym(s)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)
   • niche (what does niche mean?)
   • recession (what does recession mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) recess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • concave shape (what does concave shape mean?)
   • concavity (what does concavity mean?)
   • incurvation (what does incurvation mean?)
   • incurvature (what does incurvature mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pharyngeal recess (what does pharyngeal recess mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a state of abeyance or suspended business
   Synonym(s)
   • deferral (what does deferral mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) recess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • abeyance (what does abeyance mean?)
   • suspension (what does suspension mean?)

RECESS as VERB

1. Meaning
   • close at the end of a session
   Synonym(s)
   • adjourn (what does adjourn mean?)
   • break up (what does break up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The court adjourned
   Hypernyms(s) recess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)
   • terminate (what does terminate mean?)
   • cease (what does cease mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • time out (what does time out mean?)
   • adjournment (what does adjournment mean?)
   • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make a recess in
   Usage Example(s)
   • recess the piece of wood
   Hypernyms(s) recess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • indent (what does indent mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
   • recession (what does recession mean?)
   • niche (what does niche mean?)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)
3. Meaning
   • put into a recess
   Usage Example(s)
   • recess lights
   Hypernyms(s) recess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • put (what does put mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • lay (what does lay mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
   • niche (what does niche mean?)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
   • recession (what does recession mean?)
   • niche (what does niche mean?)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)