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The meaning of RECESS is the action of receding : recession. How to use recess in a sentence.
if you refer to the recesses of someone's mind or soul, you are referring to thoughts or feelings they have which are hidden or difficult to describe. There was something in the darker recesses of his unconscious that was troubling him. the inner recesses of the soul.
recess noun (SPACE) [ C ] a small area in a room that is formed by one part of a wall being set back further than other parts: The room has a recess designed to hold bookshelves. [ C usually plural ] a secret or hidden place: Psychoanalysts aim to explore the deepest / innermost recesses of the mind.
Synonyms for RECESSES: alcoves, corners, nooks, niches, crannies, cubbyholes, housings, cubicles; Antonyms of RECESSES: continuations, progressions, progresses, extensions, endurances, prolongations, persistences, projections.
a small area in a room that is formed by one part of a wall being set back farther than other parts: The room has a recess designed to hold bookshelves. [ C usually plural ] a secret or hidden place: Psychoanalysts aim to explore the deepest / innermost recesses of the mind. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. a state of abeyance or suspended business. synonyms: deferral. see more. noun. a pause from doing something (as work) synonyms: break, respite, time out. see more. a week or more of recess during the spring term at school.
recess. noun. /ˈriːses/, /rɪˈses/. /ˈriːses/, /rɪˈses/. [countable, uncountable] a period of time during the year when the members of a parliament, committee, etc. do not meet. Parliament went into its long summer recess. in recess The court is in recess until October. Extra Examples.
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity. Synonyms: vacation, break, rest, respite. a period of such withdrawal. a receding recede part or space, as a bay or alcove in a room. an indentation in a line or extent of coast, hills, forest, etc.
Synonyms for RECESS: alcove, corner, nook, housing, cubbyhole, niche, cubicle, cranny; Antonyms of RECESS: progress, continuation, extension, persistence, endurance, progression, prolongation, projection.
1. a temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity; break. 2. a period of such withdrawal: a five-minute recess. 3. a receding part or space, as an alcove in a room. 4. an indentation, as in a coastline or a hill. 5. recesses, a secluded or inner area or part: in the recesses of the palace.
