recess

recess
noun
1 period when a parliament, etc. does not meet
ADJECTIVE
August (AmE), Christmas (esp. BrE), Easter (esp. AmE), holiday (AmE), summer, Whitsun (BrE), winter (AmE)

Congress returns from its August recess Tuesday.

Parliament is taking the Christmas recess a little early this year.

The bill has to be passed before the holiday recess.

congressional, parliamentary
brief, short (both esp. AmE)

The court will take a brief recess while the witness composes herself.

month-long, two-month, week-long, etc.
VERB + RECESS
go into, rise for (BrE, formal), stand in (AmE, formal), take

The Senate will go into recess after Thanksgiving.

Parliament is due to rise for the summer recess on July 20.

The Florida court stands in recess.

return from
call

The judge called a short recess.

PREPOSITION
in recess

Congress has been in recess for over a month.

The decision cannot be made while the council is in recess.

2 (AmE) a period of time between classes at school
ADJECTIVE
lunch
VERB + RECESS
spend
have

We had lunch and then we had recess.

RECESS + NOUN
bell
time

I believe kids need more recess time.

PREPOSITION
at recess

He wouldn't play with me at recess.

3 part of sth that is farther back
ADJECTIVE
deep
shallow, small
dark
window
VERB + RECESS
create
PREPOSITION
in recess, inside recess

blinds fitted inside a window recess

recess in

There are small recesses in the wall beside the door.

4 (usually recesses) part furthest from the light
ADJECTIVE
dark, deep, dim

He stared into the dark recesses of the room.

far, inner, innermost (figurative)

He searched the innermost recesses of his soul.

hidden
VERB + RECESS
hide in, lurk in (figurative)

fears lurking deep in the recesses of our minds

push sth into, push sth to (both figurative)

I had continually pushed my doubts to the darker recesses of my mind.

PREPOSITION
in the recess of, within the recess of

The statue was in the inner recesses of the temple.

PHRASES
the recesses of your brain, heart, soul, etc. (figurative)

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