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English to English noun
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a state of abeyance or suspended business |  | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a small concavity |  | source: wordnet30
| 3 |
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) |  | source: wordnet30
| 4 |
an enclosure that is set back or indented |  | source: wordnet30
| 5 |
a pause from doing something (as work) |  | Example: we took a 10-minute break he took time out to recuperate
source: wordnet30
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A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides. |  | source: webster1913
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A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire. |  | source: webster1913 verb
| 8 |
put into a recess |  | Example: recess lights
source: wordnet30
| 9 |
make a recess in |  | Example: recess the piece of wood
source: wordnet30
| 10 |
close at the end of a session |  | Example: The court adjourned
source: wordnet30
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To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall. |  | source: webster1913
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