recess

[US]/ˈriːses/
[UK]/ˈriːses/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a temporary period of rest or break; a break between classes;an indentation in a wall; a niche in a wall
vt.to place something in an indentation in a wall
vi.to take a break; to rest; to pause.

Phrases & Collocations

at recess

in recess

Example Sentences

a recess in a coastline

an hour's recess at noon

the recesses of a cave

the recesses of the silent pine forest.

recess a house from the line of the road

the legislature's summer recess;

recessed a portion of the wall.

The committee chair recessed the hearings.

The investigators recessed for lunch.

the recesses of his thoughts

carefully chisel a recess inside the pencil line.

the concrete block has a recess in its base.

the dark recesses of his soul.

the talks recessed at 2.15.

the parliamentary recess offers a good window for a bid.

The napalm rolled over and down the front of the recessed embrasure.

Does not allow nonsoluble adhesive, Web, or projecting recess in the core, and so on with a splash.

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

The most common, the plate-and-frame press, contains caulked , metal septa and a recessed cake space.

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