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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Synonyms:

Retreat, nook, corner, niche, place of retirement / Intermission, respite, remission of labor, suspension of business, vacation / Withdrawing, withdrawal, retreat, retirement, recession / Seclusion, privacy / Departure

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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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