English noun: recess | |||
1. | recess (state) a state of abeyance or suspended business | ||
Synonyms | deferral | ||
Broader (hypernym) | abeyance, suspension | ||
2. | recess (shape) a small concavity | ||
Synonyms | corner, niche, recession | ||
Broader (hypernym) | concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pharyngeal recess | ||
3. | recess (object) an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) | ||
Synonyms | inlet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body of water, water | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cove, fiord, fjord, loch | ||
Instance hyponym | Bristol Channel, Gulf of Aegina, Saronic Gulf, White Sea, Zuider Zee | ||
Part meronym | lake, sea | ||
4. | recess (artifact) an enclosure that is set back or indented | ||
Synonyms | niche | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enclosure | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alcove, apse, apsis, bay, cinerarium, columbarium, fireplace, hearth, mihrab, open fireplace | ||
5. | recess (act) a pause from doing something (as work) | ||
Samples | We took a 10-minute break. He took time out to recuperate. | ||
Synonyms | break, respite, time out | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pause | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | spring break | ||
English verb: recess | |||
1. | recess (contact) put into a recess | ||
Samples | Recess lights. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
2. | recess (contact) make a recess in | ||
Samples | Recess the piece of wood. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | indent | ||
3. | recess (change) close at the end of a session | ||
Samples | The court adjourned. | ||
Synonyms | adjourn, break up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate | ||