recess

(rē'sĕs', rĭ-sĕs')
n.

1. 1. A temporary cessation of the customary activities of an engagement, occupation, or pursuit.
   2. The period of such cessation. See synonyms at pause.
2. A remote, secret, or secluded place. Often used in the plural.
3. 1. An indentation or small hollow.
   2. An alcove.

v., -cessed, -cess·ing, -cess·es.

v.tr.

1. To place in a recess.
2. To create or fashion a recess in: recessed a portion of the wall.
3. To suspend for a recess: The committee chair recessed the hearings.

v.intr.
To take a recess: The investigators recessed for lunch.

[Latin recessus, retreat, from past participle of recēdere, to recede. See recede¹.]

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The dominant pronunciation of both the noun and the verb is with the stress on the second syllable, but the noun is increasingly heard with the stress on the first syllable.

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noun

A pause or interval, as from work or duty: break, intermission, respite, rest¹, time-out. Informal breather. See continue/stop/pause.

verb

To interrupt regular activity for a short period: break. Idioms: take a break, take a breather, takefiveten. See continue/stop/pause.

n

Definition: break, interval in action
Antonyms: continuation

v

Definition: stop action
Antonyms: continue

1. Any shallow depression in a surface.
2. A shallow depression in a floor; a sinkage.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

In the practice of courts, a brief interval during which all business is suspended without an adjournment.

A recess in legislative practice is an interval of time between sessions of the same continuous body, as opposed to the period between the final adjournment of one legislative body and the convening of another at the next regular session.

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noun
noun, criminals'

A prison lavatory; usu. pl. (1950 —) .
Observer Locked in their cells at 5.30, with one opening later to go to the recesses (lavatories) and to have a hot drink (1974).

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A small, empty space or cavity.

• costodiaphragmatic r. — the largest of the pleural recesses, lying between the diaphragm and the thoracic wall into which the basal border of the lung encroaches during inspiration.
• costomediastinal r. — a pleural recess between the mediastinum and costal wall into which the ventral border of the lung encroaches during inspiration.
• hepatomesenteric r. — the part of the celomic cavity confined between the stomach and the right lobe of the liver, the vestibule of the omental bursa.
• maxillary r. — a modified form of maxillary sinus in the dog. It communicates with the ventral nasal meatus.
• mesenterico-enteric r. — a pouch of the omental bursa.
• neurohypophyseal r. — the pouch of the third ventricle that protrudes into the stalk of the pituitary gland.
• pharyngeal r. — dorsal and caudal to the orifice of the auditory tube in the pharynx of the ruminant.
• pleural r. — one of the potential spaces within the thorax where two layers of parietal pleura lie in close apposition. The borders of the lung extend into the pleural recesses during inspiration; pleural effusions fill them.
• pyriform r. — paired gutters which run beside the anterior projection of the larynx and below the epiglottis, into the pharynx.
• supraomental r. — formed by the caudal suspensions of the omentum to the rumen and dorsal abdominal walls in the ruminant abdomen.
• terminal r. of the kidney — tubular extensions of the renal pelvis of horses which receive collecting ducts.

For a list of words related to recess, see:

• Hills, Hollows, and Valleys - recess: cleft in earth, often concealed from view
• Acts, Powers, Conditions, and Procedures - recess: suspension of legislative session or procedure
• Laws, Procedures, and Court Proceedings - recess: brief break in court proceedings
• Extracurricular Activities and Concerns - recess: brief suspension of studies for exercise and recreation
• Vacations and Interludes - recess: temporary break in work or school day
• Secrecy and Concealment - recess: partly concealed area

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - niche, indhak, pause, ferie, frikvarter, indre, krinkelkrog
v. tr. - anbringe i niche, lave niche
v. intr. - holde frikvarter, holde pause

Nederlands (Dutch)
reces, pauze, alkoof, (mv) het binnenste/ diepste, plooi, terugwijking, in een nis plaatsen, op reces gaan, zitting verdagen

Français (French)
n. - (Jur, Pol) vacances parlementaires, vacances judiciaires, (US, École) récréation, pause, (Constr) embrasure, alcôve, niche, recoin
v. tr. - (Constr) encastrer, (US) suspendre
v. intr. - (US, Jur, Pol) suspendre les séances

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nische, Ferien, Pause
v. - zurücksetzen, (sich) vertagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εσοχή, κόγχη, σηκός, διακοπή, διάλειμμα, κοίλωμα, εγκοπή, βαθούλωμα, μυστικό μέρος, κρυφή γωνιά, διακοπές (Βουλής)
v. - διακόπτω, αναστέλλω (εργασίες), κάνω διάλειμμα

Italiano (Italian)
vacanza, intervallo, ricreazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recesso (m), intervalo (m), recanto (m)
v. - suspender atividades, entrar em recesso

Русский (Russian)
перерыв, перемена, тайник, уголок

Español (Spanish)
n. - receso, vacaciones, recreo, pausa, descanso
v. tr. - retirar, poner en un hueco, hacer un hueco o entrada en
v. intr. - tomarse una vacación, un descanso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppehåll, vrå, tillbakagång
v. - göra uppehåll, göra en nisch, lägga undan

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
休息, 放假, 休会, 把...放在隐蔽处, 使暂停, 使凹进, 使有凹进处, 宣布...休会, 休假, 休庭

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 休息, 放假, 休會
v. tr. - 把...放在隱蔽處, 使暫停, 使凹進, 使有凹進處, 宣佈...休會
v. intr. - 休息, 休會, 休假, 休庭

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 휴게, 깊숙한 곳, 벽감
v. tr. - 우묵한 곳에 놓다, 우묵한 곳을 만들다
v. intr. - 휴회하다, 휴교하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 休憩, 休み, 休会, 引っ込んだ部分, 奥まった所, 奥
v. - 引っ込みを作る, 引っ込みに置く, 休暇になる, 休憩する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تراجع, ارتداد (فعل) يتراجع, يرتد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפסקה, גומחה, מגרעה, פגרה, חופשה, מקום עמוק, נבך‬
v. tr. - ‮הניח בגומחה, שיקע‬
v. intr. - ‮יצא לחופשה‬

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