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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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 from rationality. --South. [1913 Webster] My recess hath given them confidence that I may be conquered. --Eikon Basilike. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy. [1913 Webster] In the recess of the jury they are to consider the evidence. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] Good verse recess and solitude requires. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Remission or suspension of business or procedure; intermission, as of a legislative body, court, or school; as, the children were allowed to play in the school yard during recess. [1913 Webster] The recess of . . . Parliament lasted six weeks. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 4. Part of a room formed by the receding of the wall, as an alcove, niche, etc. [1913 Webster] A bed which stood in a deep recess. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 5. A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion. [1913 Webster] Departure from this happy place, our sweet Recess, and only consolation left. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 6. Secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and recesses of science; the deepest recesses of the mind. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster +PJC] 7. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) A sinus. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Recess \Re*cess"\, n. [G.] A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Recess \Re*cess"\, n. [L. recessus, fr. recedere, recessum. See Recede.] 1. A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides. Every degree of ignorance being so far a recess and degradation from rationality. --South. My recess hath given them confidence that I may be conquered. --Eikon Basilike. 2. The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy. In the recess of the jury they are to consider the evidence. --Sir M. Hale. Good verse recess and solitude requires. --Dryden. 3. Remission or suspension of business or procedure; intermission, as of a legislative body, court, or school. The recess of . . . Parliament lasted six weeks. --Macaulay. 4. Part of a room formed by the receding of the wall, as an alcove, niche, etc. A bed which stood in a deep recess. --W. Irving. 5. A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion. Departure from his happy place, our sweet Recess, and only consolation left. --Milton. 6. Secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and recesses of science. --I. Watts. 7. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) A sinus.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Recess \Re*cess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Recessing.] To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Recess \Re*cess"\, n. [G.] A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire. --Brande & C.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
recess n 1: a state of abeyance or suspended business [syn: deferral] 2: a small concavity [syn: recession, niche, corner] 3: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) [syn: inlet] 4: an enclosure that is set back or indented [syn: niche] 5: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: respite, break, time out] v 1: put into a recess; "recess lights" 2: make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood" 3: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" [syn: adjourn, break up]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
recess Αγγλικά n. 1 οι διακοπές (Βουλής, δικαστηρίων) 2 το διάλειμμα 3 # το σχολικός διάλειμμαFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
recess Swedish n. 1 c a decision, an agreement, a return (to previous conditions) 2 c a #English, a nicheFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Recess n. (place en village co/Galway c/Ireland).From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
recess a. (lb en obsolete rare of time or place) remote, distant. n. 1 (lb en archaic) A withdrawing or retiring; a move back. 2 # The state of being withdrawn. 3 A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion. 4 A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest. 5 # An inset, hole, hollow space or opening. 6 # (lb en usually in the plural) A remote, secret or abstruse place. 7 (lb en countable or uncountable) A break, pause or vacation. 8 # (lb en government) A period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended. 9 # (lb en North America Australia UK (in certain public schools)) A time of play during the school day, usually on a playground. 10 A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To inset into something, or to recede. 2 # (lb en transitive) To make a #Noun in. <!--Webster 1913--> 3 # To place in a recess. 4 (lb en North America intransitive of formal proceedings) To take a break or declare a break. 5 # (lb en transitive) To suspend (formal proceedings) temporarily. 6 # (lb en government intransitive of an official body) To suspend its proceedings for a period of time. 7 (lb en transitive informal) To appoint, with a recess appointment.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Recess n. (place en village co/Galway c/Ireland).From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
recess Swedish n. 1 c a decision, an agreement, a return (to previous conditions) 2 c a #English, a nicheFrom English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Recess n. (place en village co/Galway c/Ireland).From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
recess Swedish n. 1 c a decision, an agreement, a return (to previous conditions) 2 c a #English, a nicheFrom English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Recess n. (place en village co/Galway c/Ireland).From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
recess Englanti n. 1 kätkö 2 tauko, välitunti Englanti vb. pitää taukoFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
recess n. överenskommelse, fördrag, riksdagsbeslutFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
recess' Engelska n. (böjning en subst recess)From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]
recess n. överenskommelse, fördrag, riksdagsbeslutFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ pouseFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ العطلةFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs//From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]1. ваканция, пауза, прекъсване break, pause or vacation 2. вдлъбнатина inset, hole, hollow space or opening 3. уединеност state of being withdrawn 4. голямо междучасие time of play 5. оттегляне withdrawing, retiring
recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. прекъсвам declare a break 2. вдлъбвам се, оттеглям се recede
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ prohlubeňFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]výklenek
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ zákoutíFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]ústup
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ přestávkaFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ pauzaFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ přerušeníFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ AusnehmungFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Aussparung , Vertiefung [arch.] [horizontale] Synonym: alcove see: wall alcove
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ BandagenuteFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][electr.] see: recesses
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ EinbuchtungFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Grube , Tasche , Rezessus [med.] Note: Recessus "recess of the tympanic cavity" - Trommelfelltasche, Recessus membranae tympani "recess of the pelvic mesocolon" - Bauchfelltasche, Recessus intersigmoideus see: intersigmoid recess
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ EinlassungFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Note: für ein Schloss Note: for fitting a lock
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ HinterstichFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Einstich , Absatz [techn.] Note: Dreherei Synonym: turned-down portion
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ NischeFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][constr.] "recess in a/the tunnel" - Tunnelnische "recess for meters" - Zählernische see: recesses, wall recess
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ [Am.] große Pause Synonym: playtime see: break, breaks, short break, little breakFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ RücksprungFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][techn.] Note: an Flanschen Note: on flanges
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ RücksprungFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Rücklage [constr.] Note: in einer Front Synonym: offset
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ SchlitzFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Note: bei Schraubenköpfen, Schiebetüren usw. Synonym: pocket see: cross recess Note: on crew heads, under sliding doors etc.
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ SitzungspauseFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][pol.] Note: Parlament
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ UnterbrechungFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][adm.] [vorübergehende]
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ VersenkungFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ], Einarbeitung , Nest [techn.] Note: an einem Formteil Note: of a mould
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ σηκόςFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs//From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]1. loma, tauko break, pause or vacation 2. aukko, kuoppa, syvennys, väli inset, hole, hollow space or opening 3. piilopaikka place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion 4. salaisuus secret or abstruse part 5. vetäytyminen 2. state of being withdrawn 3. withdrawing, retiring 6. välitunti time of play
recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]1. pitää tauko declare a break 2. sulautua, upottaa recede
recess /rises/ 1. alcôve 2. pause, repos, trêveFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. विश्राम "Students enjoy during the recess." 2. गुप्त~स्थान "The dark recesses of a cave is scarey. "
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ niša, odmor, praznici, raspust, rupa, skrovito mjesto, udubljenje, ulegnuće, šupljinaFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ 1. visszahúzódás 2. nyomáscsökkenés 3. kitérô 4. szünidô 5. depresszió 6. iskolai szünet 7. beugrás 8. bemetszés 9. falfülke 10. szünet 11. recesszus 12. elfolyó 13. rejtekhely 14. fülke 15. rés 16. zug 17. vájat 18. barlang 19. hátrálás 20. teknô 21. lefolyó 22. birodalmi gyûlési határozat 23. medence 24. rovás 25. vakáció 26. alkóv 27. nyílás 28. vágat 29. eldugott hely 30. üreg 31. horony 32. parlamenti ülésszakok közötti idô 33. bemélyedés 34. mélyedésFrom English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs//From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]reses break, pause or vacation
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ alcovaFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs//From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]1. 休暇, 休業 break, pause or vacation 2. あそび, ゆとり inset, hole, hollow space or opening 3. 休み時間, 休憩時間 time of play
recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs//From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]1. 休憩をとる declare a break 2. あそびをとる recede
recess /rises/ 1. alkoof 2. pauze, rustFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
recess /rɪˈses/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]1. przerwa 2. nisza, wnęka 3. recesses /ɹˈiːsɛsɪz/ zakamarki
recess /rises/ 1. alcova 2. pausa, suspensãoFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
recess /rises/ descansoFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]1. paus, rast, lov, skollov break, pause or vacation 2. mån, spel, utrymme inset, hole, hollow space or opening 3. rast time of play
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ 1. tatil vakti, paydos, teneffüs, ara.From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ 1. girinti, oyuk, (gen.) (çoğ.) gizli yer, iç taraf 2. girinti yapmak, oymak 3. ara vermek.From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:nno-nob ]
recess recessFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈɹisɛs/, /ɹɪˈsɛs/
231 Moby Thesaurus words for "recess": Jim Crow, abeyance, adjourn, adytum, alcove, apartheid, apartness, ashram, asylum, bay, bolt-hole, bosom, break, breath, breathe, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, cache, caesura, call a break, call a recess, call time, carrel, cease-fire, cell, center, cigarette break, cloister, cocktail hour, coffee break, concealment, continue, core, corner, cove, cover, covert, coverture, cranny, cubby, cubbyhole, cubicle, dark corner, day off, declare a recess, deepest recesses, defer, delay, den, dent, depress, depths, detachment, dimple, dint, dissolve, downtime, drag out, drop, dugout, enforced respite, engrave, extend, foxhole, funk hole, half time, half-time intermission, halt, hang fire, hang up, happy hour, heart, heart of hearts, hermitage, hesitate, hesitation, hideaway, hideout, hidey hole, hiding, hiding place, hold off, hold over, hold up, hole, holiday, hollow, holy of holies, impress, imprint, indent, inglenook, inner, inner landscape, inner life, inner man, inner nature, inner recess, inner self, inside, interim, interior, interior man, interlude, intermezzo, intermission, intermit, intermittence, intern, internal, interregnum, interruption, interval, intervene, intrados, inward, isolation, isolationism, ivory tower, knock off, lair, lapse, lay aside, lay by, lay off, lay over, layoff, let up, letup, lull, mew, niche, nook, notch, off-time, oriel, pause, penetralia, pigeonhole, pit, pitchhole, plateau, pock, pockmark, point of repose, postpone, press in, privacy, privatism, privatization, prolong, prorogate, prorogue, protract, punch, punch in, push aside, put aside, put off, put on ice, quarantine, quiet spell, recesses, recession, reclusion, refuge, relief, remission, reserve, respite, rest, resting point, retirement, retreat, rise, roomlet, rustication, sanctuary, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum, seclusion, secrecy, secret place, secret places, segregation, separation, sequestration, set aside, set back, set by, set in, shelve, shift off, sleep on, snuggery, soul, spell, splendid isolation, stamp, stand over, stand-down, stash, stave off, stay, stop for breath, stretch out, surcease, suspend, suspension, table, take a break, take a recess, take a rest, take five, take ten, take time out, tamp, tea break, terminate, time off, time out, truce, undercovert, vacation, vital center, vitals, waive, withdrawalFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 休息,休会,放假; v. 作凹处,休息;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 休息,休会,放假,凹进处,深处,隐窝 vt. 使凹进 vi. 休假,休息