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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 The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.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 διάλειμμα

From 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 niche

From 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 niche

From 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 niche

From 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 tauko

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  recess
     n.
     överenskommelse, fördrag, riksdagsbeslut

From 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, riksdagsbeslut

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  pouse

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  العطلة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs// 
  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

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs// 
  1. прекъсвам
  declare a break
  2. вдлъбвам се, оттеглям се
  recede

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  prohlubeň

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ 
  výklenek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  zákoutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ 
  ústup

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  přestávka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  pauza

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  přerušení

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  Ausnehmung , Aussparung , Vertiefung  [arch.]  [horizontale]
     Synonym: alcove
  
   see: wall alcove
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  Bandagenute  [electr.]
   see: recesses
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  Einbuchtung , 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
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  Einlassung 
           Note: für ein Schloss
           Note: for fitting a lock

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  Hinterstich , Einstich , Absatz  [techn.]
           Note: Dreherei
     Synonym: turned-down portion
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  Nische  [constr.]
        "recess in a/the tunnel"  - Tunnelnische
        "recess for meters"  - Zählernische
   see: recesses, wall recess
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
   [Am.] große Pause
     Synonym: playtime
  
   see: break, breaks, short break, little break
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  Rücksprung  [techn.]
           Note: an Flanschen
           Note: on flanges

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  Rücksprung , Rücklage  [constr.]
           Note: in einer Front
     Synonym: offset
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  Schlitz 
           Note: bei Schraubenköpfen, Schiebetüren usw.
     Synonym: pocket
  
   see: cross recess
  
           Note: on crew heads, under sliding doors etc.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  Sitzungspause  [pol.]
           Note: Parlament

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  Unterbrechung  [adm.]  [vorübergehende]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  Versenkung , Einarbeitung , Nest  [techn.]
           Note: an einem Formteil
           Note: of a mould

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  
  σηκός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs// 
  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

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs// 
  1. pitää tauko
  declare a break
  2. sulautua, upottaa
  recede

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  recess /rises/
  1. alcôve
  2. pause, repos, trêve

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/ 
  1. विश्राम
        "Students enjoy during the recess."
  2. गुप्त~स्थान
        "The dark recesses of a cave is scarey. "

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  niša, odmor, praznici, raspust, rupa, skrovito mjesto, udubljenje, ulegnuće, šupljina

From 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. mélyedés

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs// 
  reses
  break, pause or vacation

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  recess /ɹˈiːsɛs/
  alcova

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs// 
  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

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs// 
  1. 休憩をとる
  declare a break
  2. あそびをとる
  recede

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  recess /rises/
  1. alkoof
  2. pauze, rust

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  recess /rɪˈses/ 
   1.  przerwa
   2.  nisza, wnęka
   3. recesses /ɹˈiːsɛsɪz/  zakamarki

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  recess /rises/
  1. alcova
  2. pausa, suspensão

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  recess /rises/
  descanso

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  recess //ɹɪˈsɛs// //ˈɹiˌsɛs// //ˈɹiː.sɛs// 
  1. paus, rast, lov, skollov
  break, pause or vacation
  2. mån, spel, utrymme
  inset, hole, hollow space or opening
  3. rast
  time of play

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  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
  recess

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹisɛs/, /ɹɪˈsɛs/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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,
     withdrawal
  
  

From 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

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