recess

recess
1 noun
1 (C, U) a time for rest during the working day or year, especially in parliament, law courts etc: Parliament's summer recess | After Slater's testimony, the judge called a recess.
2 (U) AmE a short period of time between lessons at a school when children can go outdoors and play; break 2 (1c) BrE: The older kids were picking on Richie at recess.
3 (C) a space in the wall of a room for shelves, cupboards etc
4 the recesses of the inner hidden parts of something: the deep recesses of the cave
2 verb (I) especially AmE to take a recess (recess1 (1))

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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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 a secluded, withdrawn, or inner place [subterranean recesses, the recesses of the …   English World dictionary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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