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单词 recesses
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recess

1 of 2

noun

re·​cess ˈrē-ˌses How to pronounce recess (audio)
ri-ˈ
1
: the action of receding : recession
2
: a hidden, secret, or secluded place or part
3
a
: indentation, cleft
a deep recess in the hill
b
: alcove
a recess lined with books
4
: a suspension of business or procedure often for rest or relaxation
children playing at recess

recess

2 of 2

verb

recessed; recessing; recesses

transitive verb

1
: to put into a recess
recessed lighting
2
: to make a recess in
3
: to interrupt for a recess

intransitive verb

: to take a recess

Synonyms

Noun

  • alcove
  • niche
  • nook

Verb

  • adjourn
  • prorogate
  • prorogue
  • suspend
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Example Sentences

Noun The students play outside after lunch and at recess. Do you have morning recess? The Senate debates will continue after the August recess. The Senate wanted to vote on the bill before recess. Verb The trial recessed for the holidays. The judge decided to recess the trial for the holidays. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Progressives have called for Democrats to stay in session in August, when they were scheduled to have a four-week recess, to hold hearings on nominees, teeing them up for floor votes later this fall. New York Times, 29 July 2022 The hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. on Tuesday comes after Congress left Washington for a two-week recess. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022 Hutchinson's testimony came in the middle of a two-week recess, and was unexpectedly called just days after the committee said there would not be any more hearings until July. CBS News, 13 July 2022 The hearing comes after Congress has left Washington for a two-week recess. Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2022 The hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday comes after Congress left Washington for a two-week recess. Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2022 The hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. on Tuesday comes after Congress left Washington for a two-week recess. Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2022 The House could reportedly take up the bill as early as Friday, before lawmakers leave town for a two-week recess. Joe Walsh, Forbes, 24 June 2022 The Senate is set to depart for a two-week recess at the close of business this week. Byallison Pecorin, ABC News, 20 June 2022
Verb
On late Friday afternoon, the Senate voted 20-8 to recess and delay its consideration of its Ethics Committee's recommendation to suspend Clark for the rest of this year and strip him of seniority for the rest of this year and the next two years. Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2022 The Legislature on Friday approved identical resolutions -- Senate Resolution 35 and House Resolution 1054, respectively -- under which each chamber would recess the regular session that day. Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2021 But additional information has come to the committee's attention, and Congress is set to recess for two weeks of remote and district work into the Fourth of July holiday. Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2022 Congress was unable to pass COVID-19 relief funds before heading out to recess earlier this month. Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022 Circuit Court Judge Philip Jackson opted to recess the trial early after Novella Chase’s lengthy testimony, giving jurors until 9:15 a.m. Monday to hear the remaining witnesses. Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2022 House and Senate leaders said the House and Senate plan to recess today. Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2022 Hoyer said the House would recess when McCarthy finishes his remarks. CBS News, 19 Nov. 2021 And on Monday, when the nearby city of Columbus did the same, its city council had to recess because of interruptions by anti-mask protesters, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin recessus, from recedere to recede

First Known Use

Noun

1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1809, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

recess 1 of 2

noun

re·​cess ˈrē-ˌses How to pronounce recess (audio)
ri-ˈses
1
: a brief period for relaxation between work periods
The students play ball at recess.
2
: a secret or hidden place
The droplets of water came from somewhere high up in the dark recesses of the roof … Brian Jacques, Redwall
3
: a hollow cut or built into a surface (as a wall)
The room has a recess lined with books.
4
: a brief time off from the activity of a court

recess

2 of 2

verb

recessed; recessing
1
: to put into a hollow space
The light fixture was recessed into the ceiling.
2
: to interrupt for or take a brief time off

Medical Definition

recess

noun

re·​cess ˈrē-ˌses How to pronounce recess (audio) ri-ˈ How to pronounce recess (audio)
: an anatomical depression or cleft : fossa

Legal Definition

recess

noun

re·​cess ˈrē-ˌses, ri-ˈses How to pronounce recess (audio)
: a temporary adjournment of a trial, hearing, or legislative session

recesses 1 of 2

noun

plural of recess
1
as in alcoves
a hollowed-out space in a wall the curator placed the large vase in one of the recesses of the gallery wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • alcoves
  • nooks
  • corners
  • crannies
  • housings
  • cubbyholes
  • niches
  • cubicles
  • embrasures
  • indents
  • indentations
  • shrines
  • dents
  • indentures
  • ambries
2
as in vacations
a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended the couple goes to Florida every January for a month-long recess from the rigors of winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • vacations
  • holidays
  • leaves
  • breaks
  • hols
  • intervals
  • rests
  • respites
  • liberties
  • relaxations
  • breathers
  • legal holidays
  • feasts
  • holy days
  • furloughs
  • sabbaticals
  • intermissions
  • interims
3
as in lulls
a momentary halt in an activity the judge called for a brief recess so that the witness could regain her composure

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • lulls
  • pauses
  • breaks
  • breaths
  • interruptions
  • rests
  • intervals
  • breathers
  • respites
  • gaps
  • interludes
  • suspensions
  • interims
  • intermissions
  • lapses
  • stoppages
  • terminations
  • discontinuances
  • cessations
  • discontinuities
  • endings
  • expirations
  • downtimes
  • hiatuses
  • moratoriums
  • hitches
  • time-outs
  • abeyances
  • surceases
  • moratoria

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • continuations
  • progressions
  • extensions
  • endurances
  • prolongations
  • progresses
  • persistences
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4
as in holes
a sunken area forming a separate space decided to camp in a sandy recess where the beach met the forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • holes
  • pits
  • dents
  • cavities
  • concavities
  • hollows
  • depressions
  • furrows
  • indentations
  • valleys
  • caverns
  • grooves
  • trenches
  • ditches
  • caves
  • alcoves
  • nooks
  • burrows
  • pockets
  • dints
  • indentures
  • basins
  • troughs
  • sockets
  • excavations
  • openings
  • bowls
  • impressions
  • gutters
  • clefts
  • dimples
  • craters
  • abysses
  • wells
  • niches
  • voids
  • gouges
  • notches
  • imprints
  • chasms
  • alveoli
  • boreholes
  • water holes
  • potholes
  • vacuums
  • sinkholes
  • vacuities
  • wallows
  • postholes
  • chuckholes
  • gulfs
  • vacua

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • projections
  • protrusions
  • protuberances
  • bulges
  • hills
  • convexities
  • mounds
  • tumors
  • cambers
  • rises
  • juts
  • bumps
  • swellings
  • swells
  • humps
  • lumps
  • pimples
  • bunches
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recesses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of recess
as in suspends
to bring to a formal close for a period of time the judge recessed the court for lunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • suspends
  • adjourns
  • postpones
  • interrupts
  • prorogues
  • shelves
  • tables
  • prorogates
  • reserves
  • voids
  • intermits
  • breaks off
  • ends
  • disperses
  • defers
  • stops
  • winds up
  • recalls
  • holds off
  • halts
  • closes
  • terminates
  • dissolves
  • disbands
  • puts off
  • annuls
  • discontinues
  • calls
  • wraps up
  • revokes
  • invalidates
  • breaks up
  • nullifies
  • quashes
  • concludes
  • calls off
  • rescinds
  • repeals
  • aborts
  • negates
  • abrogates
  • drops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • opens
  • extends
  • prolongs
  • proceeds
  • resumes
  • launches
  • continues
  • inaugurates
  • reopens
  • renews
  • rallies
  • assembles
  • summons
  • convokes
  • calls
  • convenes
  • draws out
  • musters
  • carries on
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