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recessed
re·cess R0081900 (rē′sĕs′, rĭ-sĕs′)n.1. a. A temporary cessation of the customary activities of an engagement, occupation, or pursuit: The chairman of the committee called for a recess until Thursday. See Synonyms at pause.b. A period in the school day during which students are given time to play or relax.2. often recesses A remote, secret, or secluded place: a bird that lives deep in the recesses of the forest.3. a. An indentation or small hollow: Dirt accumulated in the recesses of the statue.b. An alcove.v. re·cessed, re·cess·ing, re·cess·es v.tr.1. To place in a recess.2. To create or fashion a recess in: recessed a portion of the wall.3. To suspend for a recess: The committee chair recessed the hearings.v.intr. To take a recess: The investigators recessed for lunch.
[Latin recessus, retreat, from past participle of recēdere, to recede; see recede1.]recessed (ˈriːsɛst) adj (Building) (of a door, window, etc) set into the surrounding wallThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | recessed - having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look"deep-set, sunkenhollow - not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; "a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year" | | 2. | recessed - resembling an alcoveconcave - curving inward |
Recessed
RecessedForms created by indentations or small hollows in an otherwise plain surface or straight line; can be angular, rectilinear or curvilinear.MedicalSeerecessLegalSeeRecessrecessed
Synonyms for recessedadj having a sunken areaSynonymsRelated Wordsadj resembling an alcoveRelated Words |