recess
re·cess (rēʹsĕs', rĭ-sĕsʹ)n. 1. a. A temporary cessation of the customary activities of an engagement, occupation, or pursuit. b. The period of such cessation. See Synonyms at pause. 2. A remote, secret, or secluded place. Often used in the plural. 3. a. An indentation or small hollow. b. An alcove.v. re·cessed, re·cess·ing, re·cess·esv. 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.]
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