recess

/ri'ses/
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recess

The children play outside during recess.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A temporary pause or break from work or activity: A short period when an activity, especially work, is stopped.
    • A small space or hollow area set back into a surface: An alcove or niche in a wall or a similar indentation.
    • A remote, secluded, or inner part: A hidden or inner area, often used figuratively for the mind or heart.
    • (Often plural) A period when an official body, such as a parliament or court, is not in session: The time during which such a body suspends its business.

  2. Verb:

    • To take or declare a recess; to suspend proceedings temporarily: To stop an activity, especially a formal meeting, for a period.
    • To set or place something into a recess or hollow: To fit or install something into a niche or indented space.
    • To create a recess or hollow in something: To make an indentation or alcove in a surface.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The judge called for a 15-minute recess. (A temporary break from court proceedings.)
    • The bookshelf was built into a recess in the wall. (A hollow area set into the wall.)
    • He kept his deepest fears hidden in the recesses of his mind. (The innermost, hidden parts.)
    • Parliament is in recess until autumn. (A period when it is not sitting.)

  • Verb:

    • The committee will recess for lunch at noon. (To pause its meeting.)
    • The lights were recessed into the ceiling. (To be set into a hollow space.)
    • The carpenter recessed the door handle. (To create a hollow for it.)
Advanced Usage

  • "To go into recess": For an official body to begin a period of suspension.

    • The Supreme Court goes into recess every summer.

  • "The recesses of something": Used to emphasize the deep, hidden, or remote parts of a place or thing.

    • They explored the dark recesses of the ancient cave.
Variants and Related Words
  • Recession (n): A period of temporary economic decline. (Note: This is a distinct, related word, not a variant of 'recess' itself).
  • Recessed (adj): Set back or indented.
    • The recessed lighting provided a soft glow.
Synonyms
  • Noun (break): Break, intermission, pause, interval, respite.
  • Noun (alcove): Alcove, niche, nook, indentation, hollow.
  • Verb (pause): Adjourn, suspend, break off, pause.
  • Verb (set in): Embed, inset, set back.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Recess into: To fit or be set into a recess. (This is more a descriptive phrase than a standard phrasal verb).
    • The statue recesses into the wall.
Related Idioms
  • "In the recesses of one's mind/heart/memory": In the deepest, most hidden parts of one's thoughts or feelings.
    • The answer lay buried in the recesses of his memory.
recess

The children play outside during recess.

Noun
  1. a pause from doing something (as work)
    • we took a 10-minute break
    • he took time out to recuperate
  2. an enclosure that is set back or indented
  3. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
  4. a small concavity
  5. a state of abeyance or suspended business
Verb
  1. close at the end of a session
    • The court adjourned
  2. make a recess in
    • recess the piece of wood
  3. put into a recess
    • recess lights

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